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Colleagues,Based on your feedback and recommendations, I am excited to announce that VMware will be upgrading to Slack Enterprise Grid this month. This upgrade will provide unlimited, connected workspaces that support the evolving organizational needs of VMware. Independent Slack workspaces will now be integrated with each other through channels. Slack Enterprise Grid will also offer an organization-wide directory and central messaging functionality, which will allow colleagues to message across workspaces in either direct message or group message format.When will the upgrade to Slack Enterprise Grid take place?
vmware.slack.com will be upgraded over the weekend of April 20-22, 2018. Migration will begin on Friday, April 20 at 6:00 p.m. PT and end Sunday, April 22 around 5:00 p.m. PT.
Please note: Slack will be unavailable during this time.What will happen during the upgrade?
During the upgrade all data in Slack (including public channels, private channels, direct messages, settings, apps and integrations) will be migrated onto Slack Enterprise Grid. There will be an estimated 47 hours of downtime starting Friday April 20 at 6:00 p.m. PT. If you attempt to log in, you’ll see an outage message. Following migration, you’ll simply re-authenticate using your SSO credentials to access Slack.What if my team needs Slack or Slack integrations during downtime for business-critical activity?
Please send an email to collaboration@vmware.com and we will be able to help with your request.What will be different in Slack Enterprise Grid?
Slack Enterprise Grid looks, feels and functions quite similarly to the Slack you use today. Benefits will include an organization-wide search function, announcements that span workspaces, unlimited workspaces that can be customized around each team, and shared channels between workspaces to connect them. You can learn more about Enterprise Grid in Slack’s Help Center. For those of you in multiple Slack teams, you’ll still access the other teams as you do today.What do I need to do?
There is no action required on your part, but make sure to keep the latest versions of Slack installed:
● Desktop: Menu >Slack >Check for Updates
● Mobile: Go to Workspace ONE and download the Slack app with SSOWhere do I go for Help & Support?
If you have difficulty accessing Slack following the migration, please open a ticket with HelpNow+. To report an issue in Slack, please use the /feedback command to contact Slack’s Customer Experience Team. For questions, or to report an issue to VMware IT, please join the #ent_grid_support channel and post your query there.What’s next?
Following the upgrade to Slack Enterprise Grid, we will begin to work with you to move into focused workspaces that can be customized for each team’s specific needs. More information on timing and the process to curate the workspaces will be coming soon.

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@Richard Capatosto @rcalilung @dmurphy @thiagarajand @foobar @fabio @nathanp @shepherdz

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Colleagues,We would like to thank you for your questions, comments, lively conversations and passionate feedback around replacing Socialcast for our VMware community. We have been monitoring your feedback closely and wanted to provide you with a brief update around some of the key themes we have seen over the past week.1. What will happen with existing Socialcast content?We realize you have put a lot of work into building community on this platform. We are working closely with the Socialcast team to identify options for content retention. These options will be explored in conjunction with the selection of a Socialcast replacement.2. We own the IP, why can’t we continue to support?We too are disappointed to see Socialcast go away. The End User Computing business unit made a strategic decision to discontinue this product. https://source.vmware.com/Pages/FeaturedArticle.aspx?ItemId=551They will not be supporting any further development or maintenance of Socialcast after May 2019.3. Why do we have to pick another tool? We already have MS Teams and Slack.Our goal is to provide a similar if not better platform that will drive Community Engagement. While Slack is popular with the R&D Team and works great as a persistent chat tool. MS Teams works great small groups centered around conversations, content, tasks and tools. Both are very much focused at driving Team Engagement. We are looking for a solution that allows our colleagues to communicate, engage, collaborate, coordinate, update and share information across an entire organization.4. How can I participate in selecting our next enterprise social platform?Help us understand how you value and use Socialcast by completing this short survey. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=yjiRs-48Skuk1s2D2d1i8DQAiXSq-3pNosksTNDqXWJUNUVPNDlCRk8wVFdaSUxOUVJGTjg1UDUxTiQlQCN0PWcu@here

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Colleagues,
We will be migrating from our existing email spam filter (Proofpoint) to Office 365’s built-in Exchange Online Protection (EOP). This change is scheduled for June 1, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. PST and will result in an email delivery delay of 5 minutes at that time.
What will change?
Proofpoint (our current email spam filter) will be replaced by Office 365 spam filtering. Once the change is complete, you will no longer receive notifications from Proofpoint for quarantined emails. Instead, you will receive ‘Spam Notification’ from quarantine@messaging.microsoft.com.
As EOP refines the spam filtering rules during the first few weeks post-deployment, you may receive a few spam emails. This will eventually stop as the rules are refined.
Please refer to the EOP QRG (https://onevmw.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/ESVX_3tqJ7lFlQ3PKpnGpvQBRZ_wRrdcW001yhLoBXSGSg?e=IFeDZY) and FAQs (https://onevmw.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/Eb9hxyTdF4dEr80NSoyIC7cB7SzAD4eQtpAUetQpBl6MUw?e=O99wD8) for more information on:
·        Accessing spam-quarantined messages
·        Details about specific quarantined messages
·        How to release messages (and optionally report as not junk)
Need Help?
Please send an email to EOP_Move_Support@vmware.com with all your queries.Thank you,
VMware IT@here

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Colleagues,We’ve heard your feedback regarding the recent Exchange Online Protection (EOP) spam filter migration. We are actively listening and working with the vendor to fine-tune the spam filtering policies.The samples that you’ve shared with us have been validated and action has been taken. Thank you for your continued support and patience as we continue to fine-tune the Exchange Online Protection with your help. Please continue to send messages that should be marked as spam to [EOP_Move_Support@vmware.com](mailto:EOP_Move_Support@vmware.com).Your experience continues to be our top priority. On any given day we receive over a million emails. Out of those, approximately 98% are spam/malware/junk, which are getting successfully blocked by EOP. We do realize that some unsolicited emails are still getting through. While they are not all considered “spam”, we understand that they are still bothersome. As you continue to report these, the system will do a better job of catching them before they reach your inboxes.

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We would like to thank those of you who completed our Socialcast survey. We have collected nearly 200 responses and are currently analyzing your responses. This information is critical in building the evaluation criteria for the replacement platform. As we go forward, we will be utilizing your feedback to identify the things we like about Socialcast, identify potential opportunities for improvement and narrow down the field of tools for consideration. In addition, we will be working closely with the Product Engineering teams to identify ways to retain and make available the wealth of information that has been collected within Socialcast.We are in the process of selecting members of a committee to help identify, test and champion our new Enterprise Social Platform. These members will act as representatives for business units, teams and various Socialcast groups.Again, our goal is to provide a similar if not better platform that will drive community engagement. Slack is popular with the R&D Team and works great as a persistent chat tool. MS Teams works great in small groups centered around conversations, content, tasks and tools. Both of these tools are very much focused at driving team engagement. However, we are looking for a solution that allows our colleagues to communicate, engage, collaborate, coordinate, update and share information across an entire organization and company.Thank you again for your feedback. We know it’s hard to see Socialcast go, but with your help, we can pick the best platform to help us communicate, engage, collaborate and share information across the company.

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{Calling all R&D!}
Upcoming R&D Technical Workshops on 'Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence' in Palo Alto – Register now! 1. Machine Learning /Artificial Intelligence: Theories and Fundamentals
Event Details:
Date: August 2
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: Palo Alto, Hilltop E – City Hall (no remote access will be available, but it will be recorded)
Catering: Lunch will be providedWorkshop Description:
R&D Technical Education welcomes you to join us on August 2, 2018 for a Technical Workshop on the Theories and Fundamentals of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. By participating in this workshop, students have an opportunity to learn about the fundamentals of data science and machine learning, popular data science open source packages, fundamentals of natural language processing, and learn how to design, evaluate, and implement AI models to solve practical problems. Additionally, participants will hear from guest speakers within VMware to learn about how ML/AI are being applied within the Company and the challenges teams/organizations face in the effort to solve real practical problems. For more information, please see the agenda attached to the class in HIVE. If you would like to participate, please register with the following link:
https://vmware.sabacloud.com/Saba/Web_spf/NA1PRD0121/common/leclassview/class-02022831
Please note that we have limited seating of 100 people, so register quickly!2. Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence: Understanding Practical Application
Event Details:
Date: August 16
Time: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Palo Alto, Hilltop E – City Hall (no remote access will be available)
Catering: Lunch will be providedWorkshop Description:
R&D Technical Education welcomes you to join us on August 16, 2018 for a hands-on Technical Workshop designed to provide participants experience in developing Machine Learning Applications using open source tools in a Python environment. Participants will begin by working in small groups to complete 3 warm-up exercises to reinforce fundamental knowledge and understanding of machine learning. Following the fundamental exercises, participants will be working on a class project in similar small groups. Participants are welcome to bring their own current ML/AI projects, or select one of the already developed choices offered. If you are bringing your own project, please ensure required data is readily available and secure, and it’s requested that you please prepare a 1 slide power point presentation with a high-level explanation of the problem, so that participants in your small group can understand the problem and challenges. By attending this workshop, all participants will be able to practically incorporate and apply ML algorithms and knowledge into their team/organization current or future projects. Additionally, participations will receive real-world examples and solutions for practice, post-workshop. Pre-req: You will need to bring your own laptop with a Python IDE (Pycharm), scikit-learn, numpy and Pandas installed.
For more information, please see the agenda attached to the class in HIVE. If you would like to participate, please register with the following link:
https://vmware.sabacloud.com/Saba/Web_spf/NA1PRD0121/common/leclassview/class-02022832
Please note that we have limited seating of 100 people, so register quickly!For more information on Machine Learning, see our self-paced learning channel on Pluralsight: https://app.pluralsight.com/channels/details/407b8491-54b5-4544-9cf0-25a669af28a7 (You must be logged into Workspace ONE to access this application). Additional curriculum is being created for Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence, coming soon!
If you have ideas for curriculum and training, please contact me directly at dubnickk@vmware.com.

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Getting ready for iOS 12Colleagues,Apple will be releasing iOS 12 on Monday, September 17, 2018. If you are currently enrolled using Workspace ONE, AirWatch Agent or Boxer, upgrading to iOS 12 will be simple. Settings > General > Software UpdateIMPORTANT: If you are currently using GlobalProtect VPN on your iOS device, please do not upgrade right now, current (4.1.x) and older versions are not compatible with iOS 12. PaloAlto Networks will be releasing a compatible iOS application (5.0) soon after iOS 12 is released. The updated app will be available in the Mac App Store and the Workspace ONE catalog when released.All current VMware iOS Applications are compatible with iOS 12, except for the SocialCast iOS app (it will no longer be updated).If you manually update your apps, please install the latest versions of the following apps for a seamless experience. Please update these by going to the Apple App Store and click Updates and update the apps below. If the following Apps are not seen in the Updates section of the Apple App Store, no further action is required.Here are the most current versions of our software:•    VMware Workspace ONE    3.3.1
•    VMware Boxer            4.15.1
•    VMware AirWatch Agent    5.8
•    VMware Content Locker        4.14
•    VMware Browser            6.16
•    VMware Tunnel            3.1Please follow our updates on SocialCast here: https://vmware-com.socialcast.com/messages/39188150 (edited)

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macOS Workspace ONE - Application Management ChangesColleagues,We will be changing the way we currently manage and apply 3rd party application updates to your Mac starting today. This is a big enhancement to the Workspace ONE UEM product and offers a better user experience to our colleagues by delivering application updates without having to update the applications manually.If you receive an email specifically stating you have been identified as using our legacy application management tool, please refer back to your email and contact Oasis.If you did not receive an email, there is nothing you will need to do to get these new benefits. You will automatically be moved over to the new application management. If you have any out-of-date applications, they will automatically be updated to the latest, secure version.What this means for youWe will be changing the assignment of all enrolled Macs to offer the new Software Deployment capabilities of Workspace ONE.Auto update all existing 3rd party applications to the latest version.If you have beta applications installed, new releases will no longer get downgraded by WS1Also, when applications are being updated, your current application session stays in memory, meaning you can continue working and the next time you re-open the application, it will be the updated version.Please follow our updates on SocialCast here: https://vmware-com.socialcast.com/messages/39199204

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Dear Colleagues,To enable you to do your best work, we’ve made it a priority to learn more about the tools you need to do your job and how you prefer to use them. By understanding your needs and staying open to feedback, we are able to deliver a more delightful technology experience.One example of how we are learning more about your preferences is through our biannual PULSE Survey. The results of the latest survey (see below), which polled 6,000 of our colleagues, are very informative. We’ve learned that the transition to Zoom is working well, and that you want more access to one-touch enabled Zoom meeting rooms. You asked for OASIS to be more accessible. We opened up chat and virtual help desks to meet you where you are. We are also continuing our efforts to improve the Global Print Experience.
https://source.vmware.com/it/Documents/VMware%20IT%20Pulse%20Survey%202018%20.pdfYou asked for a better laptop experience. The migration to Windows 10 is officially 100% complete. Because of this, you should see a more stable operating system with updated features and increased performance. We are updating applications and drivers as well, which will make your laptop faster and easier to use. We are conscience of the time these updates take away from your productivity and will let you know (and give you an opportunity to defer) any installation or reboot that may be required. The team has been busy validating the new version of Mac OS and we are working hard to make the OS update available as soon as possible. Please follow IT Updates (see below) for the latest information.
https://vmware-com.socialcast.com/groups/16366-itupdatesYou asked for better ways to connect with your colleagues. Being able to easily share ideas is fundamental in fostering an innovative culture. Since we know that teams and individuals have unique work styles, we offer a choice of collaboration tools to help you work faster, better and more efficiently. But at the same time, too many choices can inhibit collaboration. As a result, we will continue to evolve our collaboration landscape. Here are the initiatives to support this journey:Real-time messaging: We’re expanding the use of Zoom Conferencing, Slack and Microsoft Teams (see below), and will be reducing the use of older or less efficient tools such as WebEx and S4B Meetings
https://onevmw.sharepoint.com/ms-teams/SitePages/Home.aspxConferencing improvements: Enhanced Audio-Visual capabilities throughout our conference rooms will be deployed over the next 90 daysSocialcast successor: We’re also in the process of identifying a new Enterprise Social Platform, so stay tuned for updates on this journey
https://vmware-com.socialcast.com/groups/323402-enterprisesocialplatformWe believe that by embracing the philosophy of choice, we can bring our widespread organization closer together and deliver a more delightful and productive work environment.
Ja.

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Slack Training Webinars for End Users and AdminsPlease pass this info on to your colleagues who are looking for additional Slack training.These are hosted by Slack and you'll be able to ask questions live during the webinars.https://vmware.slack.com/archives/CAT9DESNQ/p1539628003000100 (edited)

*Upcoming Slack webinars

The Slack team is kicking off our next series of interactive webinars. These are live sessions with Q&A led by the Slack Training, Product Marketing, and Product Management, teams.End User Webinars
The End User webinars are open to anyone, RSVP required. Please share these, perhaps in a help or announcements channel
Oct 25th 10AM Pacific: Working in Slack https://workinginslack102518.splashthat.com/cs
Nov 6th 10AM Pacific: Working in Slack https://workinginslack110618.splashthat.com/cs

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VMware IT Officially Supports macOS MojaveColleagues,We are pleased to announce VMware IT now supports macOS Mojave. Apple’s latest OS release brings Dark Mode and Privacy features (similar to iOS) to the Mac.To upgrade to Mojave
•    Backup your data to OneDrive
•    Go to the Mac App Store
•    Search for Mojave
•    Download Mojave
•    Once the download is complete, the installer will appear
NOTE: The install takes between 45 minutes to 1 hour to completeMore on Privacy Features in macOS
With Apple’s new privacy features, you will notice pop-up boxes asking to allow or don’t allow Applications and processes to communicate with one another. With Mobile Device Management, we have pushed out a profile that whitelists as many of the pop-ups as we could find, but there will still be boxes that appear and need to be allowed manually by you.For example:
You may see a box saying that Zoom wants to use your Microphone/Camera. This is ok and will enable Zoom to access your mic/camera while on a conference call.Other boxes may say something like Microsoft Outlook wants to use Skype for Business and needs approval. Again, this is ok and will have to be manually approved.For any questions, please contact:
Oasis 24/7 at 1-888-VMWARE-8
S4B @ OasisHelpDesk
Slack #oasis

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Recent Mac Issues that caused poor battery lifeColleagues,There have been several issues involving updates in the past 4 weeks that have resulted in performance and battery life drainage on the Macs. We have made changes to improve performance on the updates and are seeing improved battery life.We are currently deploying the new Intelligent Hub that replaces the AirWatch Agent. The new Hub application fixes the battery life issues we were seeing.If you notice the AirWatch Agent is still in your menu bar, please go ahead and manually install Intelligent Hub from: https://www.getwsone.com/We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.Please see our socialcast page: https://vmware-com.socialcast.com/messages/39234702

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Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub

Workspace ONE® Intelligent Hub is the app you use to register your device for access to resources within your organization.

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Colleague Photo Management System is now live!In partnership with the HR and Legal teams, we are excited to provide a centralized location to manage your photo in corporate applications such as O365, Workday and Zoom. More systems will be coming online over the next year. Our goal is to make it easier to connect with your colleagues and provide a consistent reference of who you are.The Colleague Photo Management (CPM) System is available through Workspace ONE and very simple to use.Please visit the landing page “https://source.vmware.com/it/ss/Pages/PhotoManagement.aspx” for more information and detailed instructions. We would love to get your feedback on this. Some things we might consider are different photos for different apps, support for avatars, etc. We are always looking for more ways to keep things easy and interesting.

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Hi everyone,We've just installed Slack Foundry in our workspace. Slack Foundry is an interactive training app that teaches best practices for working in Slack.You can take the training by opening a direct message with @Slack Foundry and saying 'hello'. The app will introduce itself and ask you to select a tutorial.Have questions? Ask in private channel!

Slack Foundry - QuickStart.mp4

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9:19 PM

Hiya all people using the open source version of JRE/Java SE 8 inside VMware products/services!Oracle has communicated that after January 2019 they will no longer provide open source updates for Java SE 8 for commercial use without a commercial license. For new products or release versions, VMware has obtained a commercial license and support agreement with Oracle for Java SE for Embedded Use and this commercial license allows for distribution until the earlier of November 4, 2022 or until VMware has hit $20 billion in license revenue.Oracle’s announcement will impact our products using the open source version of JRE. VMware products/services currently using open source Java SE 8 (or shipped products that have support obligations that extend beyond January 2019) will need to replace it with the commercial version and update their OSL file OR locate an alternative.If the decision is to switch over and use our commercial version with an already released product or service offering, please be sure to non-issue the open source package in the OSS/TP portal and declare/add the commercial version of the package in your release. The Open Source Program Office (OSPO) will then regenerate the open source license (OSL) file and provide it to you.For more information, please head over to the #opensource slack channel.Best,
Lauren Britton, PhD
OSPO (Open Source Program Office)
Sr. Program Manager

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Giving is bright. Giving together is brilliant.Giving Together celebrates who we are at VMware – a brilliant, dynamic and diverse community of Citizen Philanthropists. We believe that our individual actions matter and when we come together, we propel positive change for each other, our company, and global community.As Pat & Betsy announced at Company Meeting this morning, every VMware employee is invited to direct a Gift of Possibility — a donation from the VMware Foundation — to their nonprofit of choice. Go to the VMware Foundation portal in Workspace ONE before December 31 to direct your Gift of Possibility.Each of us has what it takes to make change happen.
By Giving Together, we have an opportunity to reflect on what matters most to each of us and support nonprofits that make the world even brighter.In the thread below, join us in #GivingTogether by sharing how your chosen nonprofit makes a difference in our global community. I’ll go first – I am grateful to have ample access to nutritious food. I’m supporting the San Francisco Food Bank because it makes the world even brighter by providing food and nourishment for my Bay Area neighbors in need.Go to the VMware Foundation portal in Workspace ONE before December 31 to direct your Gift of Possibility. https://vmware.brightfunds.org/profileIf you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to foundation@vmware.com.

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Chrome Certificate Configuration for Mac and WindowsColleagues,When browsing to any internal VMware site in Chrome that authenticates with Identity Manager, you may have noticed Chrome will prompt you to select a certificate.VMware IT is happy to announce that we have pushed a configuration profile to all Mac and Windows 10 devices that will automatically select the certificate while browsing a VMware site in Chrome.Please make sure your Chrome browser is up-to-date to receive the policy. It may take 24 hours for the policy to apply.Please join us on SocialCast: https://vmware-com.socialcast.com/messages/39278495

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6:32 PM

Dear Colleagues,
Please be aware of the following Outage:
Network issues on LAN for internal websites
Business Impact:     source.vmware.com, helpnow+ and jira service Desk pages are not loading for Bangalore and remote locations.
HelpNow+ Number:    TKT2598127
Incident Priority:    P3 (edited)

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1:33 PM

VMware IT is making a change to the Boxer deployment. Starting this date all logins to email through Boxer will be redirected to Workspace ONE for authentication. You may post your questions under Social Cast - https://vmware-com.socialcast.com/messages/39307438?sso_login=true

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Stand-Alone Boxer apps that prompt for RSA after this change, has failed for few and re-installation of the app has resolved the issue. If you still have issues, please contact Oasis.

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Apple FaceTime security flawColleagues,Today, there was a major security flaw found in Apple’s Group FaceTime feature that allowed anyone to call a phone or Mac and listen in before the other person picks up. This affects iOS 12.1 and higher and macOS 10.14.1 and higher.As of now, Apple has disabled Group FaceTime on the server side to prevent further use of the flaw. (https://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/)Apple has publicly announced they will be providing a fix this week for this issue for both iOS and macOS.To manually disable FaceTime on both iOS and macOS:
iOS
1.    Settings
2.    FaceTime
3.    Turn OffmacOS
1.    Open FaceTime.app
2.    In the top menu bar select FaceTime
3.    Turn FaceTime OffWe will be enforcing the updates on all managed macOS and company owned iOS DEP devices as soon as Apple provides the fix. We strongly encourage everyone to update both work and personal macOS & iOS devices as soon Apple announces a patch.We will update everyone on SocialCast with more information as it becomes available. https://vmware-com.socialcast.com/messages/39317022

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New VMware Background for macOSColleagues,We will be deploying a new VMware branded background tomorrow for macOS devices.In the past, the VMware background was embedded in the macOS image, but since we have moved to provisioning with Workspace ONE, the background picture will be pushed to all macOS devices.We will be updating the VMware background yearly.For any customer facing role, it is recommended to display the VMware background when sharing your screen.This is not an enforced change so feel free to change the background back to your family or favorite pet.If you would like to manually download the background, please make sure you are on the corporate network or on VPN. You can download the images from:
MAC: http://eus-repo.vmware.com/osx/VMware_Background/
WINDOWS: http://eus-repo.vmware.com/windows/VMware_Background/Please follow our post on SocialCast: https://vmware-com.socialcast.com/messages/39322081 (edited)

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iOS Intelligent Hub application pushColleagues,For anyone who has enrolled any of their iOS device through the Workspace ONE app, we are changing the default iOS management application to Intelligent Hub. To enable this change, Intelligent Hub will automatically be pushed to all iOS devices on Friday, February 22nd 2019.All iOS devices that do not have Intelligent Hub installed will receive a prompt. This is just a notification that the application is being installed automatically from VMware and has no effect on personal iTunes accounts.PROMPT:
“cn305.awmdm.com” is about to install and manage the app “Intelligent Hub” from the App Store. Your iTunes account will not be charged for this app.Colleagues may continue to use the Workspace ONE app or the Intelligent Hub app.There is no action required from your end.SocialCast Post: https://vmware-com.socialcast.com/messages/39335947

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SHAPE VMware Design Conference: "One Experience, One Team, All Users" April 1-2 on Palo Alto campus!Are you an advocate for great user experience and design? The

VMware Design team is holding the SHAPE design conference and this year's theme is "One Experience, One Team, All Users". This will be taking place April 1-2 on Palo Alto campus. They are opening up the conference to individuals within VMware who believe user experience is key to delivering great products at VMware. If you would like to attend, or would like to nominate someone you know to attend, please fill out this attendee form:Attendee Nomination Form: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=yjiRs-48Skuk1s2D2d1i8DYj_wIqXQlOov25zcu-zoRUQU1EVVg1MEpSQ1dRUUIxVERCQjNFNjRUWi4u
Deadline: Friday, March 1 (Accepted nominees notified Friday, March 8)Want to get even more involved? They are also looking for speakers to give talks or workshops during the conference. If you would like to present, please submit your abstract proposal by February 22nd. All submissions will be reviewed and the selected presenters will be notified by March 1st. They will work with the selected presenters to identify a session (10-minute talk, 30-minute breakout session, 60 or 90 minute workshop) that best fits their submission.Abstract Submission Form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/abstract_submission
Deadline: Friday, February 22 (Accepted proposals notified Friday, March 1)Questions? Please reach out on the slack channel #designconf_abstracts or contact @afifa.

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Open Source Day at VMware 2019 - Tuesday, February 26, 2019
https://submissions.eng.vmware.com/open-source-day-at-vmware-2019Hiya Everyone!!We still have a few seats open for VMware’s second Open Source Day on February 26th at City Hall (Hilltop E) in Palo Alto. Please fill out our Open Source Day at VMware 2019 the registration form: http://url/gqkj to let us know how many people to prepare for (T-shirts, food, seats). If you cannot make it in person we will be hosting most of the sessions on Zoom (which will be recorded), but to get the most out of this event, please register and come in person.

Agenda Update:
https://submissions.eng.vmware.com/open-source-day-at-vmware-2019/pages/agenda

Here are our Speakers:

Ray O’Farrell will delivering the Opening Remarks!!! Wahoo!!!!!

Paul Fazzone, SVP and GM for CNABU, will be coming in-person to deliver the first keynote of the day!! With all the questions about open source and our business strategy, you will not want to miss this one!!

The CFP and OSTC Best Practice presentations are listed in the agenda. Please familiarize yourself with the topics to see which talk you would like to see.

Zoom information for the Breakouts will be listed in the agenda. Please visit the agenda for the appropriate up-to-date Zoom information.Also, no need to worry about missing Magic Johnson (we are taking a break from the breakouts for this Magical opportunity; we will also be hosting a Fireside Q&A with Dirk and the OSPO Team Leads during this time so you can choose which venue interests you most. No judging here!! The poster session will also be open to peruse during this Magic moment)

Bring a buddy! Enter to win a prize! How to enter?• Register for the event. http://url/gqkj
• Invite along a buddy who did not already register to come in person.
• Enter yourself and your buddy into the raffle for one of three prizes (you and your buddy could each get a prize).

Some other reasons to attend in person:• Meet and Greet: Have a chance to meet the keynote openers and speakers (Ray O’Farrell, Paul Fazzone, Dirk Hohndel, Jim Kiryakoza from Legal, Darren Hart and Malini Bhandaru from the Open Source Technology Center, and Meng Chow and Nisha Kumar OSPO Build Artifact experts), Kernel Hackers, Best Practices, Breakout Session Speakers, Poster Presenters, and many others.
• Peruse: See the Tier 1 and Tier 2 VMware-Originated Project Posters, the chosen CFP Submission Posters, and speak to the project leads.
• Sustenance: VMware Catered Food - Pizza and Desserts
• Take Home: T-shirts, Stickers, Gum Balls (and the content you groked, of course)
• Commit: Come visit our giant Community Help Wanted Board! We will have many open bugs, issues, features, etc. for the posters that are featured. This is a great way to get involved in open source as a beginner or to learn more about a way to work with a project you have been noodling about!!

What’s Next:  • Registration: If you are attending in person in Palo Alto, please complete this registration form – it will help us order enough food and ensure you get a t-shirt. No registration form, no t-shirt.
  • Call for Presentations:
       The CFP has closed and we will be notifying everyone who applied (22 submissions) if they have a spot in one of the four breakout sessions. We also have asked some of the submitters to create a poster instead of a presentation since we thought the content would be very good to share. **Come visit their booths**!
   • Logistics and Agenda: Want to know more? Visit the Open Source Day at VMware page for details.As always, please contact Lauren Britton @lbritton for any other questions. (edited)

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9:38 PM

FINAL 2 DAYS to submit your ideas/topics for the RADIO2019 Expo and BoF Sessions. Both submission sites are open until February 28, 2019 - 11:59 PM PT. (Sorry, no late submissions will be accepted!)EXPO BOOTH SUBMIT HERE: https://submissions.eng.vmware.com/radio-expo-2019Do you have some wild, crazy idea, technical or informational topic that you want to showcase? Submit your own idea(s) or together with your peers.Expo FAQs: https://radio.eng.vmware.com/2019/pages/307#expo-faqBoF SUGGESTION SUBMIT HERE: https://submissions.eng.vmware.com/radio-bof-2019Birds-of-a-Feather (BoFs) are informal, group discussions on topics relevant to innovation, VMware, RADIO, the tech industry, and work-life, to name a few. Have a great idea or topic? Submit it.BoFs FAQs: https://submissions.eng.vmware.com/radio-bof-2019/pages/bof-faq-3If you’re new to RADIO, we encourage you to visit the RADIO2018 site https://radio.eng.vmware.com/2018 and explore the content presented last year.Thanks!- RADIO Team
For any questions you can email radio@vmware.com or post on #radio
May 13-16, 2019 | Hilton San Francisco Union Square & Parc 55 | radio.eng.vmware.com/2019

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7:21 PM

Using Slack: Important Update on Browser Deprecation:

Hi, friends - Wanted to let you know about an important update from the Slack team. In order to provide the best user experience inclusive of the latest technology and product features, Slack will require users utilizing a browser to access Slack to be on one of the latest supported versions prior to 3/15/19. Please refer to this help center link for supported versions. https://bit.ly/2xxVXU5For almost everyone this should not be a problem, but it’s a great chance to make sure you’re on a supported version. (edited)

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The UX research team is looking to chat with SREs / operations engineers (working outside VMware) who work in a DevOps culture.If you know of anyone, please ask them to fill this survey -
https://www.research.net/r/TJNB6H3If they qualify, they will be eligible to earn $100 for 1 hour of their time.Ping @vjagdale in case of questions.Thanks in advance for your help!

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5:28 PM

Enterprise Social NetworkHope everyone saw Jason’s announcement earlier today. Please head over to the landing page to cast your vote for the new name. We’re very excited to be bringing this platform on. We think it will be a great fit for VMware and the perfect replacement for Socialcast.Landing Page: https://onevmw.sharepoint.com/SitePages/esn.aspx (edited)

4:47 PM

4:47 PM

Enrollment Flow changes with Intelligent Hub on iOS 12.2Apple has changed the way a user accepts and installs Profiles to improve the overall security of the platform.What does this mean for you?
Previously on iOS 12.1.4 and older when enrolling with Intelligent Hub; after authenticating, Safari would redirect you to install the MDM profile automatically. (This has changed)With iOS 12.2 when enrolling with Intelligent Hub; after authenticating, Safari automatically downloads the Profile but does NOT redirect to install it. You must go to iOS Settings manually and click on Profile Downloaded then click Install. After the Profile has installed you can manually open Hub again to complete enrollment.Please see the official VMware article about this change here: https://support.workspaceone.com/articles/360013231533Please join our SocialCast message: https://vmware-com.socialcast.com/messages/39364285 (edited)

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8:13 AM

8:13 AM

macOS 10.14.4 update in validation testingColleagues,Yesterday, Apple released macOS 10.14.4 as a software update. VMware IT is validating the OS update for all of VMware. Please stay tuned for more information.The current supported macOS version for VMware is 10.14.3.

6:07 PM

6:07 PM

@here Last year VMware and many other companies were targeted by criminals using phishing and credential theft attacks to re-direct payroll deposits to illicit accounts. This was especially noticeable around bonus payout timeframes. While we have controls and monitoring in place internally and with our partners, extra caution is warranted.What can you do?
Watch for phishing emails, especially those that ask you to click a link and request you to login with your domain credentials and/or RSA tokens. When in doubt about whether or not an email is a phishing attempt or if you suspect something is amiss, please use the "report phishing" button in Outlook or reach out to the Security Operations Center (SOC) at soc@vmware.com. (edited)

12:44 PM

12:44 PM

@hereAttention: Slack Maintenance this Friday afternoonWhen:
- Friday March 29th, 2019 @ 3:00PM PDTWhat:
- At our request, Slack will push a "Forced Reset" of our Enterprise Grid environment where everyone will be logged off
- Anyone currently logged into Slack will be logged off starting at 3PM. It may not happen exactly at 3PM as the logoff will be implemented in batches.
- This is a momentary disruption and everyone will need to log back into their Slack desktop clients and browsers
- During this reset a new Session Duration setting will also be pushed to improve security and prevent unauthorized users from remaining logged into Slack - this duration will be reduced to 14 daysWhy:
- We have observed some behavior within Slack that has resulted in a small number of people receiving the wrong user profile
- To correct this we are implementing a reset which should clear up and prevent this issue from occurring again
- The Session Duration change will also prevent unauthorized users from remaining logged into SlackImpact:
- Everyone will be logged off starting at 3PM PST but will be able to log back in immediately and receive the new security settings
- Downtime should be minimized as the Slack service itself will remain uninterrupted only VMware's sessions will be reset
- After 14 days of being logged into Slack you may be prompted to re-authenticate to ensure you are still authorized to access SlackFeedback:
- You can reach out to me directly in private channel or via DM if you have any questions/comments (edited)

12:45 PM

12:45 PM

Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub for macOSColleagues,All VMware managed Macs are being updated with the latest version of Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub version 1904. The new Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub replaces both the Workspace ONE (v1.0.3) and Intelligent Hub (v4.0) applications on the Mac and combine them together.The features include access to all apps located in Identity Manager (login.vmware.com) and also includes a self-service portal to download and install additional Mac applications. We will be removing the Workspace ONE mac application from all Macs in the upcoming weeks.New Enrollments - Want to see the status of your apps as they install?
•    Open the Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub application
•    Click on the Download icon in the top right cornerHow to use the Quick Access to your Favorites in Identity Manager
•    Go to your Applications Folder
•    Drag the Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub application down to your dock
•    Open the application (you can minimize it, but leave it open)
•    Right click on the dock icon for Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub and select one of your Favorites to launch it immediately.The application push is currently processing and may take a few days. If you want to get the applications manually, please visit https://www.getwsone.com/ to get the application.Please see our post on SocialCast: https://vmware-com.socialcast.com/messages/39390227

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2:16 PM

Zoom Cloud Recordings (from @pantaleonl)Our Zoom Cloud Recording settings were changed on Friday, April 26th @ 5PM PDT.Please be advised that you MUST specify the Publicly Share Setting when sharing any Zoom Cloud Recordings to external partners or customers.Anyone within our Zoom account will still be able to access shared recordings as before.For additional information please reference the following QRG here: https://onevmw.sharepoint.com/Shared%20Documents/zoom/ZoomQRG_SharingCloudRecordingExternally.pdf

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VMware Team –As RADIO 2019, our 15th R&D Innovation Offsite, kicks off later this afternoon in San Francisco, I’m reminded by the fact that VMware is truly unique in hosting an event that embraces innovation so broadly.Even though RADIO happens once a year, the work goes on all year round, and it’s a tribute to all of us that the company invests in sustaining the innovation movement.I understand that not everyone gets to attend RADIO, so we’ve created other ways for you to participate:Watch the keynotes livestreamo Opening keynote – Monday, May 13, 2:30 PM PSTo Closing keynote with Pat – Thursday, May 16, 2:30 PM PST· Take a virtual tour of the Expo and view over 100 research posters (this will be accessible Tuesday, May 14).RADIO site to catch all the replays of the Research Talks, Guest speakers, Breakouts, and BoFs, posted after the event.
· Join the community on Slack #radio or Socialcast @radio to get the latest updatesThis year we’re also trying something new for our R&D teams who are back at home. We’ve created a game that will make it more fun to engage with the RADIO sessions from your desk. Complete the tasks for a chance to win a RADIO t-shirt and a VMware 20th anniversary LEGO Minifig keychain. Have some fun while you stay connected to our RADIO program. Here’s the link you should use for the RADIO game: https://www.cloudcredibility.com/rdoKeep sharing those ideas, big or small… they may just lead to the next big thing!Looking forward to another incredible RADIO!Ray

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8:59 AM

8:59 AM

CET Device Services is releasing “Local Profile to OneDrive for Business Migration” app to all Windows devices.Deployment will start on Thursday. It will be deployed to colleague’s devices it in 7 waves meaning it can take up to a month for you to receive it.What is all this about:The application will sync your local profile folders (Desktop, Documents, Pictures, Videos, Music, Favorites, Contacts and Links) to OneDrive for Business.What do you have to do:The application will run automatically. Just follow the instructions that will appear on your screen to complete the migration.Are there any limitations:If you have any PST (mail archive) files in your profile, we won’t move them automatically as they might get corrupted and/or cause your Outlook to crash. Instead, the application will prompt you to move them manually – check this video on how to do it: https://align.ustream.tv/channel/23617744/video/121172458Make sure to save and close all important work during the migration to prevent unwanted data loss.For more detailed information: https://vmware-com.socialcast.com/messages/39407208

1:03 PM

1:03 PM

All, just a reminder that the Emergency Notification Test SMS and emails today are legitimate. We appreciate your responses, it really helps us keep employees aware of critical events.

12:53 PM

12:53 PM

Team, we are seeing issues with VMware Identity Manager for the past 2 hours. We are still not sure what the root cause of the issue is. The product team is working hard to bring the service back up.Impact:
VMware Identity Manager is completely unavailable. This includes the following:
Login to vIDM is not available through any means (cert, rsa, password)
Launches of Applications are not available
Authentication through Office365 is unavailable
If a session has already been established with an application it should maintain the connection unless the session expires.Actions Taken Already:
Failover to other environments – Unsuccessful
Turn off of unneeded components or components thought to contributing to the issue– Unsuccessful
Blocking of Office365 communication – Result unknownProduct team is still looking for cause and also trying to scale the environment to release load. I will continue to communicate any findings we receive. Please feel free to let me know of any questions.

3:29 PM

3:29 PM

VMware Team,The issues surrounding authentication and accessibility of VMware corporate systems have now been resolved. All systems are in a normal state. The root cause of the incident is unknown at this time but is being investigated. Thank you for your patience.VMware IT

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We @ VMware IT Colleague Experience and Technology team would like to let you know that we are looking for a way to improve the cell phone coverage at some of the VMware offices and campuses. While this is going to take some time, we reached out to the available carriers and would like to share some useful tips for enabling and using WiFi calling at the VMware campuses should you experience coverage issues.

4:04 PM

4:04 PM

macOS 10.15 CatalinaColleagues,Apple announced macOS 10.15 Catalina beta this week. Under no circumstances should beta software be installed on any corporate Mac.If your role requires you to test the latest software, please install this on a test Mac, a Virtual Machine or use an external hard drive to install the software and boot from.VMware’s current supported macOS version is 10.14.5.

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The largest Borathon ever is underway with 171 ideas submitted and 890+ participants hacking at the same time around the globe in 12 countries and 31 cities!
GOOD LUCK to all the Hackers!!Questions: If you have any questions or need any clarifications, you can reach out to #borathon on Slack or Deepa ‘DJ’ Joshi (joshide@vmware.com) or on Slack or email Borathon-Core@vmware.com

8:15 AM

8:15 AM

Slack incident & details: https://vmwarecspinternal.statuspage.io/incidents/xcnq6n78jwp2 (edited)

9:54 AM

9:54 AM

Zoom (India Toll-Free number update):
In order to comply with India's new government telecom regulations, on July 1st, 2019, we have retired one of our India Toll-Free numbers (+91 1800-102-9182). We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience.The new toll-free number is +91 1800-267-2722

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4 years ago

IT NOTIFICATION - Please be advisedThe IT UCC Team received an article about Zoom vulnerability affecting Zoom App client for Macs. We have reviewed our global default meeting settings to ensure that we have Video for Host and Participants set to off. However, the settings on your Zoom app client supersedes the global setting. Please check your Video settings.Zoom QRG - Enabling/Disabling Video Options when joining meetings
https://onevmw.sharepoint.com/Shared%20Documents/zoom/ZoomQRG_Disabling_Video_Settings.pdfDetails of the reported issue.Original article
https://medium.com/@jonathan.leitschuh/zoom-zero-day-4-million-webcams-maybe-an-rce-just-get-them-to-visit-your-website-ac75c83f4ef5Response from Zoom
https://onevmw.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/UCC_RT_Managers/EXZLlSQz5RtAm9-Mn9C7n8cBhIY5rlD5OJENXAMoioUM8Q?e=9yP6jmThank you,IT UCC Team

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AND THE WINNERS ARE.........THANK YOU to all those who participated in our largest Borathon (June 26-28) with global participation from 32 locations (from Atlanta to Vancouver) and 12 Orgs with over 1000 participants including hackers and judges!What was Different
•    Hackers could hack from anywhere globally
•    Hackers hacked on their own ideas or on Security or Sustainability themes
•    Three rounds of judging:
•    Community Judging (all, including CTOA- CTO advocates): randomly assigned, every idea judged by three judges
•    Expert Judging (Sr. Staff & Principal Engineers): randomly assigned, every idea judged by three judges
•    Executive Judging: all five ideas judged by all judges
Similar to RADIO, judges flagged each idea for a potential next step such as BU, patent, XLabs or FlingsCongratulations to our multiple winnersGrand Prize Winner:
    VMware vCure: Fighting malicious worms with trackable antibodies
   Team: Marc Botherson, Vinod Kurup, Shivali Sharma, Raunak Singwi, Deepak Gangwar, Sean Huntley, Mat Remillard, Akeem JenkinsSecurity Theme Winner:
    Streaming code signature verification for plugin frontends
   Team: Tony Ganchev, Dimitar Gradev, Martin Stoev, Plam DimitrovSustainability Theme Winner:
    Power profiling containerized applications
   Team: Diwan Chandrabose, Rex Roy, Anil Kongovi, Akash Gupta, Ajit Kumar Gunturi, Vaibhav Sanap, Vikas Madhusudana, Srishti JainOrg Diversity Winners (Co-winners with 6 Orgs each)
    VMware vCure: Fighting malicious worms with trackable antibodies
   Team: Marc Botherson,Vinod Kurup, Shivali Sharma, Raunak Singwi, Deepak Gangwar, Sean Huntley, Mat Remillard, Akeem Jenkins
    VMware xVisor - Enabling workloads awareness into ESXi
   Team: Tiejun Chen, Mudambi Seshadri Srinivas, Mike Semenchenko, Rahul Gopakumar, Nikunj Singh, Rutuja Shah, Pulkit Walia, Prashanth ChintalapudiGeo Diversity Winner: (with 7 locations):
    VMware vCure: Fighting malicious worms with trackable antibodies
   Team: Marc Botherson, Vinod Kurup, Shivali Sharma, Raunak Singwi, Deepak Gangwar, Sean Huntley, Mat Remillard, Akeem JenkinsRegional Winners :
   AMER:
    VMware vCure: Fighting malicious worms with trackable antibodies
   Team: Marc Botherson, Vinod Kurup, Shivali Sharma, Raunak Singwi, Deepak Gangwar, Sean Huntley, Mat Remillard, Akeem Jenkins
   APAC:
     Implementing Blockchain based Software License Validation
        Team: Anjali Chimnani, Gaurav Sawhney, Snchit Grover, Mohammed Farman Rahamath M
   EMEA:
    Streaming code signature verification for plugin frontends
   Team: Tony Ganchev, Plam Dimitrov, Martin Stoev, Dimitar GradevKey numbers:
•    171 ideas submitted (51% Open Hack | 27% Sustainability | 22% Security)
o    5X bigger than any previous Borathon
•    894 submitters (51% India | 28% US | 11% China | 7% Bulgaria | 3% Rest of the world)
o    12 Countries - 31 cities (from Bogota to Frankfort)
o    12+ BU/Orgs
o    Tenure from 1m to 14yr
o    10 Interns and 14 Propel
•    150 Judges including 115 Community judges, 28 Expert Judges (PE/Sr. Staff) and 7 Executive judgesClick here for more information on all the ideas submitted Borathon 2019 - Ideas. Our hackers had fun hacking across the globe, for fun photos of teams hacking checking out Slack channel: #borathon2019-photos
For any questions, please email borathon-core@vmware.comThank you again,
Borathon Team*Borathon is our internal hackathon. When we had the first Borathon, almost 20 years ago, it was so named because we had code repositories in CVS named after islands at the time (Bora – May 23, 2000), hence, Bora + hackathon = Borathon!

6:23 AM

6:23 AM

Oasis Chat App on Slack for instant 1:1 supportColleagues,For faster, more personalized IT support, please use the brand new Oasis Chat app in Slack. The Oasis Chat app gives you instant 1:1 support from an Oasis agent so you’re waiting less and getting issues resolved faster.The sheer number of colleagues on the # oasis channel on Slack has made it difficult for support engineers to give each colleague who contacts us there the level of service, support and personalized attention they deserve. Going forward, we’re asking that colleagues use the Oasis Chat app on Slack instead of the # oasis channel.Enabling the Oasis Chat app on your Slack account takes less than 10 seconds. On the left hand side of your Slack account, you’ll see an Apps section under your Direct Messages. Click on the + button. Enter “Oasis Chat” in the search field to find and launch the Oasis Chat app. That’s all it takes!On behalf of the entire Oasis team, we look forward to assisting you!

5:56 PM

5:56 PM

FAA Ban on 15inch MacBook Pros with Battery RecallColleagues,You may have seen articles stating the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is banning some MacBook Pros from traveling on commercial flights. The ban is specific to the 15-inch MacBook Pro’s with the Battery Recall (https://support.apple.com/15-inch-macbook-pro-battery-recall).VMware HIGHLY recommends all VMware employees traveling with a 15-inch MacBook Pro to take the following precautions before traveling and use your best judgment.1. Visit Apple’s Battery Recall site (https://support.apple.com/15-inch-macbook-pro-battery-recall)
2. Type in your serial number and verify your Mac is not a part of the battery recall.
3. Print that page as proof that your Mac is not part of the recall and keep it with you when traveling.Action required for all colleagues with an affected MacBook Pro:• If you have any immediate travel plans, DO NOT take your MacBook to any airport. Please coordinate with Oasis to provide a loaner or replacement laptop for any immediate travel needs.• If you have no immediate travel plans, Oasis will be reaching out to expedite battery replacement for ALL affected colleagues. Please watch for a message from the team and help us to expedite this battery replacement program by responding as soon as possible.If you have any questions, please reach out to Oasis (https://source.vmware.com/it/ss/Pages/serviceDesk.aspx) and the team will be happy to help. (edited)

3:51 PM

3:51 PM

UPDATE on 15-inch MacBook Pro BanAll TouchBar MacBook Pros are SAFE to fly. The ban is only on the 2015 Model 15-inch MacBook Pro that has regular USB ports, an HDMI port, and is part of the battery recall. (edited)

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2:08 PM

macOS Encryption PromptColleagues,We found a bug within Apple’s macOS preventing some enrollments and need to make an immediate change to the Encryption profile that is installed on all Mac devices.In these last 2 weeks, you may have received a prompt to enter your password and enable Workspace ONE managed Encryption. Because we are re-pushing the encryption profile, you will receive the prompt again and will need to re-enter your password.NOTE: The prompt is coming from VMware IT a second time due to an emergency change of the encryption profile. Please proceed with entering your password for the recovery key to change and re-escrow to Workspace ONE.We apologize for the inconvenience and don’t foresee having to change the profile again in the future.

12:44 AM

12:44 AM

Message Formatting PilotHi team - good news! Starting today, we’re now part of a confidential Slack pilot that makes it easier to format messages in Slack.You can now format messages (bold, italics, etc.) as you write, allowing you to preview your message, exactly as it will look when you hit send. There’s also an Aa icon that allows you to expand the message formatting toolbar.What type of message formatting is supported?● Bold
● Italic
● Strikethrough
● Code
● Bullet list
● Numbered list
● Quote
● Code blockHow to use message formattingClick on the Aa icon in the input bar to toggle the formatting bar on or off while composing messages. Formatting will be applied right away so you can see how it will look before posting the message.When the always-on formatting toolbar is hidden, a floating formatting toolbar will be displayed when highlighting any portion of your message.Not a fan of using the new formatting toolbar? No problem! Markdown will continue to be supported on desktop.FAQDo triple backticks work?

Yes. You need to type the triple backticks and then type a space. A code block will appear and you can type as much as you like.

Will this new way of message formatting work on mobile?

Yes. You will be able to preview formatted text as you write on mobile. Android will be ready right at the beginning of the pilot. iOS will fast follow.

Can I highlight text to format it?

Yes. We also display the keyboard shortcuts when you hover over the options to bold, italic, strike or code text.

Can I still use > to quote someone with Markdown?

Yes. Using > will still create a quote, but you’ll need to add a space after the > for the formatting to apply. Using >>> to quote text is not currently supported.

Can I format only a portion of a word?

Yes. Highlight the portion you’d like to format, and click on any of the formatting options to apply them. It’s not possible to do this using markdown.

Can I apply multiple types of formatting to the same text?

Yes. Different formatting options can be applied by using the buttons in the formatting bar.

Can I bold parts of a word?

Yes. Just highlight the part of the word you’d like to bold and select the option from the pop-up.

Are nested lists supported?

Not at the moment but we do intend to support nested lists (e.g. indented bullet points) in the future.

Can I turn this off?

It is not possible to disable this. If you do run into any issues though, don’t hesitate to contact us using the methods listed under “Feedback” below.

FeedbackYour feedback during the pilot is very important to us! We’ll make sure to work closely with your team to troubleshoot any issues. Here’s the process for sharing feedback:● On an ongoing basis, please share your experience and what’s working or not, by typing /feedback [your comments] into Slack (edited)

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5:34 PM

I am going to start posting the weekly Bits & Bytes R&D newsletter in Slack (in addition to email for now) so that we can get your reactions, feedback and questions on the stories and information shared.Would you prefer that I post Bits & Bytes in its complete long form or in short form with a link to the full newsletter?React with:

for Long Form

for Short FormHere is a sample of Bits & Bytes from Monday November 11th:
http://researchanddevelopment.us.newsweaver.com/roundup/qec1njohar8b2etyhepptr?email=true&a=5&p=5821791&t=230234

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10:59 AM

macOS Catalina is approved for VMware use – please read carefully before proceedingAfter careful review and evaluation, we are re-releasing Catalina. Please read this email thoroughly since there are some important changes that will affect how you share your screen moving forward.Save Files to OneDrive FirstMake sure all your important data is on OneDrive before proceeding with the upgrade as there is always the chance of corruption/data loss during any major upgrade.Learn how to move your files to OneDrive: https://align.ustream.tv/channel/23617744/video/122149389Screen Sharing with Zoom, Skype and TeamsApple introduced new privacy features with macOS Catalina, including which applications have access to share your screen. You will need to MANUALLY enable screen sharing for each application (Zoom, Skype and Teams). Please review the QRG for step-by-step:
https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/files/vmware-mobile-installation/documents/vmw-macos-catalina-screen-sharing.pdfNote: if you choose not to enable this setting, only the background picture on your Mac will be shared. You will not be able to share any substantive content from your computer’s screen. We recommend enabling screen sharing for each application right after upgrading to Catalina, since you will need to quit and restart the application, and this could disrupt your meeting.For more information, please check out our IT Updates post on VMware Social:
https://social.vmware.com/comments/update/536402If you have any questions or run into any issues, please contact Oasis: https://source.vmware.com/it/ss/Pages/serviceDesk.aspx
Now also available via Oasis Chat in Teams, Slack, VMware Social or the Source homepage.You will receive the following Prompt when Catalina is ready for your Mac:

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App Management Notification on iOS Devices for Google ChromeDear Colleagues,In our ongoing efforts to provide a seamless per-app VPN experience on iOS devices we have enabled Google Chrome browser to leverage VMware per-app Tunnel which required adding MDM configuration to Chrome. This automatically causes a popup prompt to appear on any iOS device that has Chrome already installed.What is VMware Tunnel?
VMware Tunnel provides a seamless experience to access VMware corporate resources and sites directly through Safari or Chrome. Since Safari is a built-in browser, you will not be prompted for it to be managed. Chrome must be managed in order to access corporate resources.Though the prompt states that “Your app data will be managed” this is a default message, your Chrome data will remain untouched, will not be copied or synced, and will remain locally on your device only. The necessary configuration from WS1 UEM to enable per-app is simply being added to the Chrome app on your device if approved.If you wish to leverage per-app VPN with VMware Tunnel for the Chrome Browser on you iOS device please click allow on the iOS system prompt to allow “vmware.awmdm.com” to connect and manage the Chrome application.
If not please feel free to dismiss the prompt.Please follow us on IT Updates:
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Do you have ideas itching to get out of your head and into action? Here’s a start: #crowdsource from our talented community - find internal volunteers to collaborate, learn, and have fun. Post and find opportunities. We invite you to connect on the #crowdsource channel. Questions, please reach out to @tsenevirathne and/or post questions on #crowdsource.

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There's only two more days to donate! If you haven't yet, please login to http://vmware.brightfunds.org

*Please just take a few minutes to donate to the charity of your choice by going to https://vmware.brightfunds.org/profile.* VMware has given us the power to direct a donation to our favorite charities with the $31.41 or $94.24 that they've allotted per each employee. This will expire on Dec 31, so take a few minutes and remember to give.If you're unsure of what charity to give to, please DM me and I can either help you find a charity or maybe I can convince you to donate to my favorite charities.

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Team – We’ve had a great 2019 together – thank you for the great work! We challenged the status quo of vendor lock-in for cloud. We are accelerating our customers’ move to modern apps. We’re making employees and employers more efficient and secure. And, we’re helping our customers simplify and improve the way they connect and protect their assets. The part I like best is that we’re always looking for ways to improve and innovate – it’s in our VMware DNA! I’m looking forward to an exciting year ahead with you in 2020. To you and your families – Happy New Year!

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Bits & Bytes - the weekly R&D newsletter with updates on technology, events and resources - is now posted on Slack at #rd-news. Subscribe to stay up to date on VMware innovation and how you can get involved!Use emojis to let us know if you like stories (or not) - and threads if you want to ask questions or have suggestions for a future story. Thanks!

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Curious to learn about being a “customer-focused company” and why VMware is making the shift from a products to service company?Register now to attend the Subscribed webinar with author and CEO of Zuora, Tien Tzuo. This is a live webinar and Q&A with the author on Thursday, January 16th from 8:30-9:30am PT. In this webinar, you’ll learn:

Why we are witnessing the end of ownership and the rise of usership
How companies have transitioned to offering subscription services
How companies, like VMware, need to rethink their business model to thrive in a subscription economy

Register now: https://vmware.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gtCflfIyQq-90_icb9_kawPlease reach out to lschlangen@vmware.com if you have any questions.

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Register your idea today!! Accessibility Borathon in Palo Alto, February 4-6, 2020 Register your idea today for the very first Accessibility Borathon in Palo Alto during February 4-6, 2020. Demo Fair will be held on the 6th after the event. Final judging and winners will be announced on Feb 7th. The team lead must be local to Palo Alto. This is a specific Accessibility focused Borathon with predefined accessibility topics and open hack related to accessibility. General open hack ideas will not be accepted for this event. Deadline to register your ideas: You can register your idea from the predefined topics till Feb 3rd. All open hack ideas related to accessibility need to be preapproved by the experts and we highly recommend you submit them by Jan 31st. Participants are highly encouraged to attend the Accessibility Summit on site on Feb 3rd. Win Amazing Prizes:

RADIO 2020 tickets for Winning Team
Design’s Shape Conference Tickets for Runners up Team
Top 3 teams to present your ideas at Disability POD event in Palo Alto

The goal of this Borathon is to develop prototypes of solutions that can improve the accessibility of our internal products, systems and tools to enhance communication and user experience for people with disabilities. Simultaneously, Borathon participants will get an immersive experience in accessibility including access to people who use assistive technology on a day-to-day basis.Visit http://bit.ly/Borathon_Accessibility OR http://go/borathon_fy21q1 to learn more and submit your idea! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to @DJ or Sheri Byrne Haber @sbyrnehaberThank you,
Borathon Team in partnership with Disability@VMware POD

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Hello Everyone!

TL;DR The RADIO 2020 submissions site is open and accepting your innovative ideas!Submissions Timeline:

January 21st: Research Program abstracts due
January 28th: Final Research Papers and Breakout abstracts due

Note: Breakouts are by invitation only. See the submissions guidelines for detailsReview the guidelines for all programs submissions and find the links to submit on our RADIO site: https://radio.eng.vmware.com/2020Additionally, we wanted to point out a new feature of the RADIO research paper review process: double-blind reviews. As always, please follow the guidelines (https://radio.eng.vmware.com/2020/pages/362#submitting-a-paper) closely when submitting your final papers.

Still have questions?
Feel free to send us an email at radio@vmware.com or ping us on the #radio slack channel.As always, for more information visit: https://radio.eng.vmware.com/2020Thank you,
RADIO 2020 Committee

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February 3-7, 2020 is Accessibility Week at Palo Alto, VMware.For Summit agenda and registration link for the Accessibility Summit on Feb 3 Visit: http://go/reg-a11y-summit-20VMware’s first Accessibility Borathon in Palo Alto will be Feb 4 to 6. You do not need to know how to code for Accessibility, that training will be provided as part of the Summit. We will also have experts available to support each team. Visit http://bit.ly/Borathon_Accessibility to learn more and register your idea.If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to @DJ or Sheri Byrne Haber @sbyrnehaberThank you,
Borathon Team in partnership with Disability@VMware POD

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Nominate an Exceptional Colleague: 2020 EPIC2 Achievement Award
Join a meaningful VMware tradition (now in its seventh year) — participate in the 2020 EPIC2 Achievement Award nomination process: https://submissions.eng.vmware.com/epic2-achievement-awards-2020/submissions/new. Submissions close on January 31, so act soon to recognize outstanding and inspiring peers and colleagues that make VMware a great place to work! Questions? FAQs on the 2020 EPIC2 Achievement Award are on Source. E-mail epic2@vmware.com, if you need more information.

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We are aware of and are actively monitoring the recent developments of the Novel Coronavirus (originating in the city of Wuhan, China) to ensure that VMware provides the best direction regarding the health and safety of our employees, based on guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO), the Center for Disease Control (CDC), and others.WHO: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public
CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/index.htmlVMware is taking the necessary precautions to ensure the safety of our team members in Wuhan, the surrounding areas and around the globe. We have updated the following travel policy for Greater China and are providing guidance to those who have traveled to and from the impacted areas.We realize that many employees are planning to travel to events within the APAC region in the coming weeks (e.g., WWKO in Singapore). We will continue to review our travel policy, given the evolving situation, and we will be releasing further communication soon. Employees should follow the travel advisory issued by their local government if more restrictive than the guidance VMware has provided.If you are uncomfortable traveling for work, please let your manager know, and they can initiate alternative arrangements. Please reference our coronavirus page on Source for up-to-date information on prevention, travel policies, self-isolation recommendations and resources.
More about the coronavirus on Source: https://source.vmware.com/portal/pages/COMMS/coronavirusWorking together, we can ensure the health and safety of our employees worldwide. @alextosheffUpdated Travel Policy for Greater China (Mainland China, Hong Kong & Taiwan)
VMware has made the decision to suspend all travel to, from and within Greater China (mainland China, Taiwan and/or Hong Kong) until February 15th when the situation will be reassessed. Amex GBT will be in contact with those employees who may have travel to Mainland China or connecting flights through Taipei or Hong Kong for rerouting or rescheduling during the travel suspension. If you have future travel beyond the suspension period and would like to cancel or reschedule, please contact your local Amex GBT offices for support.
Find contact information for Amex GBT on Source: https://source.vmware.com/finance/Travel/Pages/Travel%20and%20Expense.aspx

Guidance for Employees Who Have Recently Traveled to Greater China
For employees that have recently traveled to Greater China or have had contact with anyone who has been there recently (ex: a family member or friend) we ask employees to work from home for a period of two weeks from the time they arrive back at their home location before returning to the office. (edited)

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Voice of VMware Feedback Activities.
We’ve received several questions about why R&D was not included in the Voice of VMware deep dive research conducted last year. We started our research with the geos and functions that had the lowest scores in the Systems, Tools and Processes segment.Overall R&D was positive in comparison to other company-wide functions, so it was agreed we would circle back and address our R&D community in a separate and focused exercise staring in Q1. This work has already begun and will include all R&D BUs and geographies, more on that soon! Next week the annual Voice of VMware survey will launch and this time the “Systems, Tools, and Process” question will have a comments field. We encourage you to be as detailed as possible when giving feedback on this important question. (edited)

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{R&D Technical Workshop on Performance 2020}Dear VMware Colleagues,ROCS Performance Engineering and R&D Technical Education invite you to participate in our 3rd annual R&D Technical Workshop on Performance.We are hosting this workshop because customer expectations of software performance have never been higher. Our ability to meet or exceed these expectations has made VMware an industry leader. This workshop includes a series of talks and hands-on labs to help teach you about tools and methodologies that the Performance Engineering Team uses to help tune the performance of a variety of VMware products and services. Along the way, we hope to share some tips and tricks that can help you measure and improve performance in the systems you are building.Event Details:
Date: March 18th
Time: 8:45 AM – 5:30 PM PST
Location: Hilltop E – City Hall
Light Breakfast & Lunch will be providedPlease find the Workshop Agenda attached ~To register to attend IN-PERSON in Palo Alto, click on the link below:
https://vmware.sabacloud.com/Saba/Web_spf/NA1PRD0121/app/shared;spf-url=common%2Fleclassview%2Fclass-0002037755
We have limited seating of 125 people, so register quickly!To register to attend REMOTELY, click on the link below:
*Please understand remote participation is audio/visual only, no participation back to the room:
https://vmware.sabacloud.com/Saba/Web_spf/NA1PRD0121/common/leclassview/virtc-0002037844 **Please note that all sessions will be recorded and distributed via Confluence post-workshop.
If you have any questions on the event, please email TechEdu@vmware.com.Thank you,
ROCS Performance Engineering Team & R&D Technical Education
@clintell @skidd

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Team,The COVID-19 virus (Coronavirus) is top of mind for leaders and employees around the world. As you may have seen today, the situation continues to evolve and the World Health Organization today raised the global risk assessment from ‘high’ to ‘very high.’ Our VMware Crisis Management Team (CMT) continues to monitor the situation closely and update our Source page on the Coronavirus frequently. We encourage you to bookmark the page and visit often. Clickhere for a detailed FAQ.Please see a few important updates below.Worldwide Sales Kickoffs

Americas, EMEA and APJ Sales Kickoffs have all been moved to a virtual format. We have canceled all three physical events and as needed; employees have been asked to cancel travel reservations.
Specific questions can be sent to WWKO2020@vmware.com.

Other Large Meetings or Events

We will assess other VMware-sponsored large events/meetings as we get closer to the dates. In general, VMware employees should use their own judgement when attending conferences. If an employee does not feel comfortable attending a large event, they are not obligated to do so.

Travel Restrictions

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Greater China: Travel to and from Greater China and within the country itself continues to be suspended. Transit via Hong Kong, Taipei, Shanghai or any Mainland China or South Korea airport should be avoided.
South Korea: Travel to and from South Korea has been suspended effective February 28.
Intra-APJ travel: Only business-critical travel within APJ should only be undertaken for the next week. All travel in the region will need VP approval and will only be granted in exceptional, customer-critical circumstances.
Northern Italy: Travel is currently restricted, until further notice.
Iran: Travel is currently restricted, until further notice.
General Country Restrictions: There are fresh travel restrictions/advisories that governments across the world have introduced during the past week. Please refer to Source and International SOS for the latest updates. Always check your national government travel and health advisories as well.

Work from Home Guidelines

As is always the case, particularly during flu season, if you feel unwell, please stay at home and work remotely. If you have a fever, cough or difficulty breathing, seek medical attention early and let your health care provider know if you or someone you have been in contact with has traveled to a high-risk area.
Employees in countries/communities with no or low infection rates are encouraged to follow normal working practices including coming into the office.
Employees from the following offices are asked to work from home until further notice:
Northern Italy (Milan and Padua)
South Korea
Japan
Thailand

General Prevention

Our Real Estate and Workplace Team is taking extra precaution in our offices and campuses around the world and providing extra disinfectant, tissues and hand sanitizers in all common areas.
The WHO standard recommendations to reduce exposure to and transmission of a range of illnesses includes:
Frequently wash your hands by using alcohol-based hand sanitizer or soap and water;
When coughing and sneezing, cover mouth and nose with flexed elbow or tissue – throw tissue away immediately and wash hands;
Avoid close contact (3 ft distance) with other people - especially those coughing or sneezing;
If you have fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical care early and share previous travel history with your health care provider; and
Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth as your hands can transfer contamination.

If you have additional questions regarding health and physical security, please contact physicalsecurity@vmware.com.Thank you,Alex

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{R&D Technical Workshop on Performance 2020}
Hello Everyone,Thank you for your interest in our 3rd Annual Performance Workshop. Due to the recent advisories within the corporate travel and gathering policy involving COVID-19, we are postponing the R&D Technical Workshop on Performance to a later date.New date is still TBD.
**Please note that if you are currently registered for this workshop (in-person & remote) - we will reach out to you directly, as you will receive priority registration once the new date is confirmed and open for enrollment.If you have any questions, please email TechEdu@vmware.com.
Thank you!

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Subject: Immediate action required! Potential service impacting issue for AWS RDS and Auora databases due to cert expiration on March 5,2020.
 
Audience: To all AWS RDS and Aurora users who have not rotated SSL/TLS certificates: On March 5th (Thursday) your application will lose connection to your RDS / Aurora database instances unless you rotate your SSL/TLS certificates.
 
What's happening?
If you are an Amazon RDS and Amazon Aurora customer, you might have received emails from AWS and VMware teams notifying you about rotating your SSL/TLS certificates. The current SSL/TLS certificates for RDS DB instances will expire on March 5, 2020 as part of standard maintenance and security best practices for RDS. In order to avoid interruption to your applications which use SSL/TLS with certificate validation, we strongly recommend that you complete the task immediately.
 
What do I do?
Read this blog post for instructions specific to the database engine you are using:
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/amazon-rds-customers-update-your-ssl-tls-certificates-by-february-5-2020/
 
Why did you wait until now to tell people?
Both AWS and VMware teams have been reaching out for some time now using various mechanisms including slack (#aws-users), email (public-cloud-enablement@groups.vmware.com, join the mailing list here) and also directly to those listed as AWS account owners. 863 instances have already been updated based on our campaign. This is your last chance to act so as to avoid service outages. 
 
How can I get more help:
Email public-cloud-help@vmware.com or slack #aws-users

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Hello Colleagues, Please be informed that you may have experienced difficulties accessing WorkSpaceOne between 3:46PM UTC and 4:10PM UTC. This issue has now been mitigated.

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To Palo Alto Employees,To mitigate concerns regarding COVID-19, onsite OASIS locations on this campus are temporarily closed.Please use the vending machines in Promontory A and HTC near Oasis to obtain peripherals & accessories, or to check out a loaner laptop.If you need additional IT Support, please file a ticket or reach out to us via, phone, email, Slack, MS Teams, Source or our Social Channel. See the attached image for more details.

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FY21 Takes Off at VMware - Get all the details from our virtual-only Q1 Company Meeting

Watch the replay here: https://secure.video.ibm.com/channel/23518593/video/125995400?t=845
Take the survey here: https://insights.vmware.com/cgi-bin/qwebcorporate.dll?HMWFU5
Add your song to our collaborative playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/05N0l0XpY0e8T7qZT8BAIr

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We are pleased to further consolidate and streamline our chat and enterprise voice platforms by making the transition from Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams (MS Teams). This transition will also improve the remote work experience by providing more stability in low bandwidth conditions and offering a better multi-device chat. We will be migrating your colleagues from Skype for Business to MS Teams in a phased approach over the next six months on a country-by-country basis. Until the transition is complete, there will be full connectivity between Skype and MS Teams. If you need to chat with a colleague that is not on Slack, please reach out to them on MS Teams. You should continue to use Skype for your telephony needs until your account has been migrated over. What do you need to do? · Check out the Skype for Business Transition Source page to access quick reference guides and frequently asked questions. Please contact Oasis, now also available via Oasis Chat on Source, MS Teams, Slack and VMware Social, if you have any questions or need help.

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HACK ANYWHERE! In 2019, we completed our first VMware Global Borathon with over 800 hackers from 32 cities, 12 Orgs and with tenure from 1m to 14yr! It was an intense competition with a lot of great ideas (171 to be exact) and 150 judges selected the winners. Ready to start hacking again!?Mark your calendars for the second annual global Borathon 2020 from April 22-24. This is a purely virtual event so hackers can hack from anywhere around the globe. The site is now open to register your team:
bit.ly/Borathon-2020 What to Hack:
1. Open Format (bring your own idea)
2. Customer Challenge (revealed April 6th)When: Hacking will start 1pm (GMT + 8) on April 22nd and end at 1pm (GMT - 8) on April 24th.Team Size: Min 2 | Max 5.

Open to all full-time employees, including interns and new college grads.
Unique chance to create diverse global teams across sites and business units.

Grand Prize for Winning Team:

Speaker Training and Presentation to Executives within 3 months of hack (online)
Award
Certificate and Digital Badge
RADIO 2021 Presentation*

*Dependent on project updates post Borathon & review by RADIO team 3 months before event Please see the attached PDF for all the info (who can join, how to win, schedule, etc...) Let’s Hack!! If you have any questions email borathon-core@vmware.com or DM @sloang – Sloan Griffin

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**Zoom Meetings Awareness:**
Hello All,
Greetings!
UCC-Ops received few reports from our colleagues stating that they are receiving email notification of the attendees waiting in meeting "Your meeting attendees are waiting!" few hours after the meeting was completed.
We are actively working with the Zoom Support to check if there is any issue with Zoom email server causing this delay.
We will keep you all posted on the updates!

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Tips for securing your Zoom meetings!Did you know there are several Zoom meeting options to secure your meetings?For instance, you can disable the Join Before Host setting so attendees cannot join your meetings before you arrive. You can also lock your meetings with a password.For additional information about these settings and more, review the Tips for securing your meeting quick reference guide.

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macOS 10.15.4 Update Apple released the macOS 10.15.4 update yesterday. VMware and Pivotal managed Macs:
This is an automatic update from Apple and will install the next time you restart your managed Mac. Please expect the update to take at least 45 minutes. As always, please make sure that all important documents are saved to your OneDrive for Business or Google Drive (Pivotal) before allowing the update to be applied. Carbon Black managed Macs: Please contact Carbon Black IT first so they can temporarily remove Protection and allow the upgrade to go through.

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Announcing Pat, Rajiv & Raghu at SHAPE 2020 The SHAPE team is hard at work to finalize our agenda and speakers, but we couldn’t wait to announce our special speakers!! Excited to announce that our CEO, Pat Gelsinger, will be delivering the opening keynote for SHAPE 2020 on May 12, 2020.
Pat will talk about the importance of creating cross-BU and cross-product experiences that align with the problems our customers need to solve and provide customers with a One-VMware Experience.And that’s not all—
Rajiv Ramaswami & Raghu Raghuram- Chief Operating Officers, Products & Cloud Services- will join us for a Fireside Chat on May 14, 2020.
They will discuss how we can drive and deliver solutions that blur the boundaries of products and BUs.-----------------------------
If you haven’t already RSVP’d, make sure to do it here!
Registration for SHAPE 2020 closes this Friday, April 10.
-----------------------------Keep up with all the updates on speakers, talks and schedule on the SHAPE 2020 Design Conference website.Have questions? Review our FAQ page on the SHAPE website or reach out to SHAPE team here on #shape channel or email shape@vmware.com. (edited)

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Colleagues,
We’re updating our default settings in Zoom to address privacy and security concerns that impact the company. Going forward, all meetings will be automatically password-protected. In order to continue hosting and joining meetings seamlessly, you will need to update ALL your previously scheduled meetings by following the quick and simple steps in this guide. You can begin making updates immediately. We know this is a big effort, so we recommend starting with the meetings you have scheduled for next week first. What’s going to change?
After 5:00 p.m. PST on Friday, all newly scheduled Zoom meetings will automatically be secured with a password, including “instant” meetings with your personal meeting ID (PMI).How will this affect me?
· Meetings you create after 5:00 p.m. PST on Friday will have an auto-generated password embedded in the meeting link. Attendees who join the meeting using the Zoom link won’t need to manually type in the password.
· If you join meetings by either dialing-in or manually entering the meeting ID in the Zoom client, you will be prompted for the password – which will be included in the meeting invite.Please update your previously scheduled meetings ASAP. Check out this reference guide to learn how. You can also visit the Zoom page on Source for more information.If you need help or have questions, please contact Oasis via chat on MS Teams, VMware Social, Source or Slack.Thank you,
VMware IT (edited)

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Amidst all the not-so-happy news surrounding COVID-19 and how it is affecting our world today, @adam wanted to share a happy story from VMware Atlanta.@adam and his brother are trying to help address the shortage of PPE masks by using 3D facial recognition technology in cell phones create reusable masks that better fit people with different facial structures. Because it’s not a one-size-fits-all solution, it reduces bruising on the face after hours of use. He has worked on distributing these to healthcare workers but realized this solution wouldn’t help the most people.He’s working with local non-profits Atlanta Beats Covid and Atlanta Face Shields in to 3D print parts for face shields. The Coca-Cola Company has supplied the plastic they use in making bottles and Makers are 3D printing the rest. To get to his goal of making 10,000 reusable shields the team needs to get 3D printers and Makers printing. If you are able and willing to make a donation, please do so here. These funds will be used to get us to the goal of 10,000+ Face Shields for our community including those who might not be prioritized by larger companies. If you can help print, head over to https://atlantafaceshields.com/ for instructions on how to help including getting free filament to print these shields with. If you are not in a position to donate, please spread the word to your maker friends or those who can sew as we are still making protective equipment and want to have a positive impact on our community. If you have questions about how we went about this effort, please reach out to @adam.

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Two days away from a simpler, more organized Slack! A simpler, more organized Slack is coming on Wednesday, April 22nd!Slack will soon be releasing a simpler, more organized experience that makes it easier for anyone to use, adapt it to how they work, and access essential tools. In addition to adding a layer of polish to the interface, the updates will include a number of new, exciting benefits, such as the ability to organize your channels into sections and start a new message from anywhere!How will I get the update?
Slack will push the new updates to you automatically on April 22nd & will be available no later than 5pm PST.
In order to see the updates, you will need to do a simple refresh by pressing cmd+shift+r on Mac, or ctrl+shift+r on Windows.Where can I learn more?
A summary of the new features and changes can be found on Slack’s blog. Additionally, once enabled, there will be a short in-product walkthrough that will show you how to use many of the new features.For any further questions, go to #slack-help

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Happy 50th Earth Day everyone!

Stay tuned for some amazing announcements and updates through the day from the VMware Sustainability team. To get this Earth Day party

started, an Earth Day Photo Filter has been enabled on the Colleague Photo Management portal. Celebrate your commitment to our planet and to doing your bit by updating your VMware profile photo with this exclusive filter

, which expires at the end of the month! (edited)

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Introducing a simpler, more organized Slack!

A simpler, more organized Slack is here!Slack will push the new updates to you automatically on April 22nd & will be available no later than 5pm PST.
In order to see the updates, you will need to do a simple refresh by pressing cmd+shift+r on Mac, or ctrl+shift+r on Windows.What’s new?
There’s a number of new improvements available, including…

Easier to use
Navigate channels and search across your organization with a new navigation bar
Discover key conversations, files, apps, and more—all at the top of your sidebar
Start a message from anywhere with a handy new compose button

Adaptable to how you work
Organize channels, messages and apps into custom, collapsible sections (you know, like folders)
Customize your Slack with new themes

Essential tools, at your fingertips
Take swift action with your apps and workflows through shortcutsAll of this on top of a general layer of polish and simplification!

Where can I learn more?
Check out Slack’s blog for more details or learn more on their help center!
[There’s also a quick overview of changes in thread.]
[For those curious, learn about why Slack made these changes in their design blog, or how to best develop custom apps that take advantage of the new shortcut button in their developer blog.] For any further questions, ask our admins in #slack-help (edited)

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Two weeks ago, at our Products and Cloud Services All Hands, we announced our FY21 Q1 PCS Star Award winners:Diversity and Inclusion - @ldiv @acooper Going Above and Beyond
EUC: Horizon Customer Success - @avaidun @davidsi @tharish
CPBU/vSphere: vSphere 7 GA - @prashanthcrk @ssalley @sgamage @markj @Kishore @Maarten
HCIBU: WCP Support on VCF 4.0 - @SK @Siva K @Kishore @hchundu @lyd @surval
NSBU: Successful NSX-T 3.0 Release - @achandrasekhar @sthamilavel @dleroy @rajeshn @gchiranakhon @bbruins @niazkhanPlease join me in congratulating them on their well-deserved recognition!

Products & Cloud Services All Hands - Recording/slides are now availableThe Q1 FY21 PCS All Hands recordings are now live:PCS All Hands - Option 1 (AM) recording
PCS All Hands - Option 2 (PM) recordingThank you to everyone who attended live. You had excellent questions and the GMs appreciated seeing the great turnout.The PCS All Hands slides (including the PCS priorities) can be downloaded from the Source R&D home page.

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SHAPE Design Conference 2020 this week!NOTE: We are fully virtual and able to accommodate a larger audience. Spread the word about SHAPE and invite your colleagues. There is still time to join.
Get all latest details on the SHAPE website and Slack channel #shape.Tune in for SHAPE Design Conference 2020, a fully virtual conference brought to you by VMware Design.Focus of SHAPE 2020
As One experience-led VMware, we want to deliver customer-centric experiences on any app, any device and any cloud by building end-to-end integrated solutions with our cross-functional teams. Explore how we can build exceptional end-to-end experiences through these 3 themes:

Empathize & Understand our customers’ aspirations and pain points to align them with our business goals.
Collaborate & Deliver work as One VMware towards high-quality user experiences.
Measure & Iterate continuously to assess customer satisfaction and needs to improve their experiences.

Hear Pat Gelsinger give the Executive keynote on May 12, 9AM PDT and join Rajiv Ramaswami & Raghu Raghuram on May 14, 9AM PDT for a fireside chat. Schedule and Zoom Links
Visit shape.vmware.com for the latest schedule and session details. Find Zoom meeting details and Add to Calendar links for mainstage + breakout + networking sessions. You can also download the complete schedule with calendar links for your convenience.

Updates, Announcements and more
Join the community on Slack channel #shape. We will be posting regular updates & announcements on this channel. Ask questions to the SHAPE team and share your thoughts during the conference with everyone. We encourage you to share and participate.Have questions?
Reach out to SHAPE team on Slack channel #shape or email shape@vmware.com.

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Virtual MooseCon Sofia 2020 - All Security Enthusiasts are Welcome!MooseCon is a security conference hosted by the VMware Security Engineering, Communications, and Response (vSECR) team. It is a chance for VMware employees to come together to talk about security.There will be fifteen hours of a security-focused tech-talks presented by 30 speakers from 9 countries. The conference will use a follow-the-sun model, so everyone is encouraged to join when they can. Sessions will include topics from “Think twice about DNS in K8s” to “Attacking Java Applications” to “How to Keep a Secret.”
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Date & Time: Thursday, 14th May 2020. 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM UTC Time
Full Schedule/Session List: https://m…

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Hello Colleagues, Slack was experiencing connectivity issues. However we have received reports that it is normal now and working as expected. Slack Support has also confirmed on the same on their portal as well. If you are still seeing issues with Slack, please send a mail to Oasis online team. (edited)

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9:59 AM

Reminder: Dear Colleagues, VMware has upgraded to a new and improved version of Multi-factor Authentication system (RSA Cloud). As a result, it is now time to move the Workspace ONE Access login screen from the legacy RSA System to new RSA Cloud MFA system. We are communicating this to make you aware there will be a slightly new experience while logging in to Workspace ONE Access with a new look.You should expect to see a new URL when logging in as well as a new form when entering your username and RSA Code. Below is a view of both the URL and login form. Please let us know if you have any questions.This change is expected to take place on May 30, 2020.https://social.vmware.com/comments/update/577454

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11:34 AM

Dear colleagues,Few colleagues have reported issues stating that " Unable to Join Zoom Meetings ", most likely as they have not upgraded to Version 5 and still are on the Zoom previous Version 4. We have also got this confirmed with few colleagues and encourage all facing similar issue to upgrade using the steps in this link :
https://onevmw.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/EUWs9WYfD-hFraFdSmvePLwBXpYoHNsxmZpcKWmmC3W_NQ?e=ZfdwHY.
Alternatively, you can upgrade to the latest version by clicking on the link below as well.
https://vmware.zoom.us/download

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12:11 PM

@lbutlermorton @daniellec Thank you so much for your leadership! Sharing your message with our great Slack users:Black POD: Member & Ally Call to ActionRecent media attention and events have brought global awareness to being Black in America. We have seen tragedy after tragedy in the Black community due to police brutality. We have seen the COVID-19 pandemic continue to disproportionately impact our community. We know these events have weighed heavily on the hearts and minds of many. To raise awareness and to increase support, Black@VMware launched the #wehearyou campaign, with a call to action to show empathy, give back, and show resilience.As part of that campaign, we are hosting a Global Culture Club meeting on June 5, at 12 p.m. PDT as an open forum for people to share their thoughts and to build connections. More details in the attached. Join us as we aim to create a stronger community—one where we all work together for diversity, equity, inclusion, and hearing each other.If you cannot participate in our upcoming Global Culture Club meeting, we ask that you pause for a moment of silence and reflection on June 5 at 8:46 a.m. (during your local time zone).“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.Details are here. (edited)

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Team – Thank you for attending our PCS Town Hall yesterday (June 3). If you were not able to join the session, you can watch the recording here.This past Town Hall was certainly a bit emotional for all of us, with everything happening in our black community and around the world. #wehearyou Black@VMware

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9:24 PM

Hello colleagues,
You may have issues accessing videos on Source and streaming live content. The IBM Cloud Video service is currently experiencing a major global outage. What is the impact of the outage?

No access to our Ustream video portal
Inability to view videos on Source

What is being done? IBM engineering is working to resolve this issue and we will provide updates as more information becomes available.When can I expect an update?An update will be provided every two hours or upon resolution

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10:11 PM

Hello colleagues, Quick update: All of our cloud video services have been restored. We will continue to monitor the situation. Thank you!

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4:52 PM

Read the Latest Issue of Innovate! After a five year hiatus, Innovate, an internal R&D journal, is back and better than ever. You can read the latest issue here: https://innovate.eng.vmware.com.It’s packed with interesting articles, such as:

@kgwinnup from Carbon Black tells us about a new tool to deobfuscate PowerShell scripts.
@Marcos tells us about Virtual Cluster Memory and its move from the VMware Research Group to CPBU.
@kiana and @Kate Wilkinson (she/her) tells us the similarities and differences in hiring practices at VMware and Pivotal.
We interviewed the Borathon 2020 winners, @Raunak, @Niharika, @Anmol Parikh, @Ammar, and @sjohri about Fluid ESXi.
@ellisk is an expert in transforming careers at VMware and shares with us her inside knowledge on how best to go about it.

This journal is very dear to me, as Innovate was an idea that I had in March 2010. In 2011, with a team of volunteers, we published the first issue. In 2015, at the height of its popularity, Innovate was shutdown after 12 issues due to a refocusing effort. Well, it’s now back thanks to @lavenderg and I hope that you can find the time to read it. I promise you that you will learn new things that you did not know before. I guarantee it.If you have any questions or feedback, please reach out to @foobar. If you’d like to discuss the articles in the issue, I encourage y’all to do so on #octo. Thank you!

12:12 PM

12:12 PM

New Feature Alert - Improved Notification Schedules :

In this new remote world, are you finding it hard to separate your work from personal life? Slack has now made it easier to disconnect from work by improving it’s notification scheduling capabilities (previously called Do Not Disturb).From your Preferences >> Notifications menu, you can now choose the time windows when you want to receive messages, including:

Every day
Every week day
Customized for each day

Note: The behavior of this is different from the legacy Do Not Disturb feature in that you specify times you do want to receive notifications, instead of times you do not want to receive notifications like before. Your previous DND settings were kept consistent when moving to the new Notification Schedules.

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Slack Connect

Have you ever needed to collaborate with another organization in Slack on a long-term basis?
Are external Guest accounts too limiting for your use case?

Slack Connect, formerly called "Shared Channels", is a great way to invite another organization into your channel and have that channel sync back to the other organization's Slack workspace.Prerequisites for Slack Connect:

External organization must also have a paid Slack plan (Standard, Plus, or Enterprise Grid)

Start using Slack Connect @ VMware by running the "Share Channel Externally" workflow in #slack-helpSlack Connect has two components:

Sending out an invite/Accepting an Invite
Filling out the Slack Connect request form so Admins can approve the request

Getting started with Slack Connect (Article) (edited)

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RADIO 2020 Monday July 20 Afternoon Agenda:
Don’t forget to come back to our second broadcast later today at 3:45 PT w/ Dr. Arthur Benjamin! Who else is exited for Math & Magic? This is the perfect session to attend with your family!Be sure to share your feedback and or recommendations around today’s sessions on the Content Connection page. You can also reach out to the RADIO team on #radioFull RADIO 2020 Monday July 20 afternoon agenda is here:

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Ready for RADIO – Day 2? #radio A packed agenda for our second day at RADIO:

Research Talk Session 4 (Tuesday)
Breakouts
Customer of the Future; A Virtual Fireside Chat
Breakouts
A Unique CTO to CTO Perspective with Greg Lavender, John Roese and Paul Perez (Dell Technologies)
Research Talk Session 5 (Tuesday)
Mentorship and Sponsorship: Connection in a Time of Distance hosted by Rajiv
How Hacking the Neural Code Has Brought Us Closer to Bionic Brains by Dr. Divya Chander
Research Talk Session 6 (Tuesday)
AMA [Ask Me Anything] with Fellow and Principal Engineer (PE)

And if you missed some of Day 1 sessions: they are now available On-Demand.Check out this fun Day 1 RADIO 2020 highlight video to get a sense of the excitement around RADIO and how your colleagues are engaging with RADIO from around the world: (VIDEO LINK) https://onevmw.sharepoint.com/:v:/s/OSPA/EUnpfeJzHkRBkompykM0uDAB-xzzRYMv6qmlBNaotHcszg?e=kMQobv (edited)

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Team – I’m getting ready to host a panel discussion on “Mentorship and Sponsorship: Connection in a Time of Distance” with @fstrudel @mansi @vmcneeley @sbyrnehaber and @lilesb at 4:00 PT. Here’s the link to join the session… https://radio.vmware.com/student/page/623 - Bring your questions... I hope to see you there!

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10:34 AM

RADIO – Day 3 Loading
Day three at RADIO 2020 is all about engagement

Take a look at the exciting agenda lined up just for you:

Missed a session? No worries, Day 2 Sessions are now available On-Demand.

Check out our Day 2 highlight video : VIDEO LINK: https://onevmw.sharepoint.com/:v:/s/OSPA/EbRXnkmDfuhOkw9nQURBIcwBho4QDqwTCwiPvFV5VWUi9g?e=fHRCcX

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Drum roll please!

We’re excited to announce the highly anticipated

RADIO 101

Grand Prize and RADIO-Active

Challenge Award winners below.The full list of Voting Awards and RADIO 101 winners is included in the PDF presentation attached.RADIO 101 Grand Prize Winners:
1. Chien-Chia Chen – 3050 Points
2. Srinivas Shekar – 3020 Points
3. Ayushi Ghatt – 2990 Points
4. Himanshu Pawar – 2970 Points
5. Heino Skov – 2900 Points** Full list of RADIO winners (180 participants) is available (https://onevmw.sharepoint.com/:x:/s/OSPA/ERKPyUqxs_tGsBhhNc1PgIEBXVn1VVPZmY0Kz-O6FSqzWg?e=VfQFxx).RADIO-Active Challenge Winners:
• Monday – RADIO @ Home: Mark Peek
• Tuesday – RADIO Eats: Bala Siva Sai Akil Malepati
• Wednesday – RADIO T-Shirt Club: Lakshmi Gayatri Kundem
• Thursday – RADIO-Active: Ron SinglerShould you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the RADIO Planning Team at radio@vmware.com. Lastly, please don’t forget to complete the RADIO 2020 survey (https://insights.vmware.com/cgi-bin/qwebcorporate.dll?2GG2XR)! We want to hear about your experience so we can improve. All respondents will be entered into a raffle for the coveted RADIO 2020 T-shirt. (edited)

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8:46 PM

Team – If you missed the big news yesterday… I’m very excited to announce that Dish has chosen VMware's Telco Cloud platform to architect, build and deploy a state-of-the-art, nationwide cloud-first 5G mobile network platform.In the words of Marc Rouanne, executive vice president and chief network officer at Dish… “VMware software will serve as a powerful foundation for our cloud-native, software-defined 5G network. By bringing together innovations such as the distributed cloud, edge computing and network slicing, this [VMware] software will help us provide our customers with customizable, secure solutions that will be more cost-effective than legacy, vertically-integrated, hardware-reliant…

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Terminology and VMware – Words Matter
One of our calls-to-action was around our Inclusive Terminology companywide effort. Please take a moment to read Shanis Windland’s post on this topic to see how you can get involved and help in this effort.Feedback
As we constantly seek feedback to improve and evolve our PCS All Hands, we ask you to please take this short survey. It should take no longer than two minutes to complete.Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you at the PCS All Hands in a couple of months! Rajiv & Raghu

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1:39 PM

[AUDIENCE] – Anyone (field, R&D, etc.) interested in security

Hello Everyone!
TL;DR: High-profile Secure Remote Work webinar occurring this Thursday featuring @Sanjay Poonen @Taree @tcorn @tkellermann @rmcelroy.Program DetailsWebinar (live Q&A): The Future of Remote Work: Connecting Security & IT featuring Sanjay Poonen
When? Thursday, August 27th, 10AM PT
Registration Link: https://via.vmw.com/EMRj | Promotional Materials (internal only): https://via.vmw.com/EMRlSo what? Six months ago, many enterprises pivoted to remote or distributed work. Now what? As organizations start to think about the future of distributed work— in a post-COVID-19 world— connecting security and IT teams will play a key role. This webinar is a unique opportunity for prospects, customers, partners, etc. to experience a “full funnel” approach— spanning our intrinsic security story (high level) all the way to a brief VMware Carbon Black Cloud walk through (consideration level) all in the span of approximately 75 minutes: Intrinsic Security Vision (awareness level): Sanjay Poonen + Tom Corn

Sanjay shares his learnings from his CISO/CIO listening tour (set a goal to meet with 1,000 this year!)
Why should organizations trust VMware as a security company?

Latest Threat Vectors (interest level): Tom Kellermann + Rick McElroy + Taree Reardon

Our experts walk through two common risk scenarios facing distributed teams and how to respond effectively
Understand the cyberattack playbook— how bad actors take advantage of bad news

Product Conversation/Mini Demo (consideration level): Taree Reardon

Taree walks through how VMware Carbon Black Cloud intercepts threats (like TrickBot attacks) and enables remote SOCs
Stay tuned at the end of the presentation for a live Q&A period with Taree Reardon.

Please help spread the word amongst customers, prospects, and employees! (edited)

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The Future of Remote Work: Connecting Security and IT to Simplify Distributed Operations and Speed Response | VMware Carbon Black (240 kB)

https://via.vmw.com/EMRj

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It’s Real hard to follow a @Sanjay Poonen Photo & announcement but here goes!

[AUDIENCE] – Anyone (field, R&D, etc.) interested in upgrading their remote presentation capabilities!Exec Summary: You are on Countless Zoom calls… How can you create a more engaging experience on the fly in real time to keep your customer’s attention and maybe even inspire them. Join me for a session where I showcase how everyone can upgrade their remote presentation capabilities & skills including have a Lightboard on your desk (what I’m calling LumaBoard and on the call you’ll learn why), a Whiteboard with infinite possibilities, and much much more if you are into videography. Game On!The Details - Including the Lightboard Breakup VideoI’ve setup a relaxed, entertaining, and educational zoom call to introduce the company to the LumaBoard in addition to several other remote presentation capabilities. Think of the LumaBoard as the Lightboard v2. There are some differences, and as a person who built an entire Lightboard production studio from the ground up, I’m blown away by what I lucked into figuring out. We’ll be using 3 main pieces of tech to make this happen.

Camera with Clean HDMI output to create the background layer of of the lumaboard (the camera view of you)
Blackmagic ATEM Mini (this is where we create the Luma Key (and much more))
Tablet - iPad/etc

I chose the name LumaBoard vs. Lightboard b/c this will rely on Luma Keying with an iPad as the fill & key (this emulates the glass in a lightboard) while your camera will provide the background. In a VMware / abstracted world you could call this a virtual Lightboard (vLightboard).I was a bit surprised by how versatile this setup can be, so I wanted to share.Below is my attempt at humor - the Lightboard breakup video.

To be clear, I still

my Lightboard, but it’s a lot of work to record a video on it. This new system is much more functional in my opinion as it can be used on the fly with any of your online meetings, and I’ll be demonstrating it live as I use it every day now. If you already have a lightboard this will be an amazing addition, and if you don’t have a lightboard but always wanted one <> Join me this Friday at 10am Central on ZoomYoutube Lightboard Breakup Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1JwyJNBi_wHave a great rest of the week and I’ll see some of you this Friday! Please Bring your curiosity!!Here’s an image of the LumaBoard in action on a Zoom call today with the Google GCVE team where we were introducing them to our Professional Services Org and capabilities!Tech + Business = AWEsome!-ps3 (edited)

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10:58 AM

Dusty Monroe of the Disability POD has written a great article on mental health - an area that is often-overlooked but is critically important to our overall well-being. It includes lots of resources and is especially timely and relevant. Take a look and pass it on: https://source.vmware.com/portal/article/10403

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2:18 PM

Office 365 Sharing Best Practices Reminder
Office 365 offers many great collaboration features enabling you to share and work on documents with your colleagues simultaneously. Here are the recommended share settings (QRG) to ensure documents are only accessible by your intended audience. (edited)

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VMware This Week:

Countdown to VMworld!
One week to go before our first fully virtual VMworld!

We are counting down 7 ways to maximize our employee experience (in less than 3 minutes). Watch our latest VMworld-edition of VMware This Week.Here are all the links you'll need, including the #vmworld2020foremployees channel.

Head to the VMworld Employee Microsite
Play VMworld Level Up
Participate in the #VMworldHaiku contest
It takes a village! Our VMworld, Your Impact
Read Dormain Drewitz: “Focus on the Customer”
Read Purnima Padmanabhan: “Passion Principle”
Read Lilit Div: "Deliver a Point of View"
Bookmark the VMworld 2020 Employee Microsite

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VMworld Level Up - Let's Play VMworld Level Up is live! “Level up” your knowledge on VMware as you compete with colleagues and play for exciting prizes.Take a look at the leaderboard - you can find the complete leaderboard standings, as well as participation by geography.ICYMI: One grand prize winner will be the proud owner of The Nintendo Switch

We’re giving player 2 and 3 the Bose QuietComfort 35 Wireless Headphones II

. And 100s of limited-edition VMworld 2020 T-Shirts

and Backpacks

for the people on the top of the leaderboard at the end of two weeks!Find all the details, including how points are calculated, in the FAQs here.Join the #vmworld2020foremployees channel for more updates! (edited)

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12:05 PM

iOS 14 and new privacy controlsHi all. If you're an iPhone user, please expect that new privacy controls in Apple iOS 14 will prompt for approval on your iPhone or iPad for any number of applications. Any app that may need access to location services, photos, tracking, etc. could ask for access (Zoom, for example).The best advice is not to give more access than you think an app needs. If you make a choice and an app isn't behaving properly, you can change it in Settings / Privacy. This NY Times Wirecutter article has more detail if you're interested: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/iphone-ios-14-privacy-alerts/

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VMworld 2020 - Quick Snapshot and Key Links In case you missed the VMworld 2020 General Session “Simulive” Streams held across three time zones on the VMworld Employee Microsite, please watch the replay posted to the microsite.VMworld 2020 General Session Content Now Available on Communications Central
Slides and messaging to help you share the VMworld story with your internal teams, customers and partners has been posted to Communications Central on Source.All the VMworld 2020 Solutions Keynotes are now available for you on the VMworld Employee Microsite:

Watch the Vision and Innovation Solutions Keynote to learn about what’s on the horizon from VMware’s innovation engine.
Watch the App Modernization Solutions Keynote, which covers how to get better software into production faster.
Watch the Multi-Cloud Solutions Keynote, which covers how VMware is deploying a multi-cloud architecture to deliver modern apps to any cloud.
Watch the Intrinsic Security Solutions Keynote, which covers details about VMware’s security vision, strategy and key innovations.
Watch the Digital Workspace Solutions Keynote, which covers the journey to a future ready workforce.
Watch the Virtual Cloud Network Solutions Keynote, which covers VMware’s vision for networking in the digital age.
Watch the Telco 5G Solutions Keynotes (part 1 and part 2), which covers how 5G is a transformative moment for Communications Service Providers (CSPs) and how 5G is transforming industries globally and features customers from around the world.

All the News Announcements at VMworld 2020Read a summary of today’s news from Chris Wolf, Vice President, Advanced Technology Group: “VMworld 2020: Innovating with the Expectation of Change” (edited)

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All the “News in 60 Seconds” videos capturing the announcements from VMworld 2020, built to easily share with your social networks!

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: https://youtu.be/aTgRTvpu6GA
Modern Apps: https://youtu.be/3Vt0UVS_vnY
Multi-Cloud: https://youtu.be/rkMnTHnsoFA
Networking: https://youtu.be/jTjhQMHoj3M
Project Monterey: https://youtu.be/n6WPeWVU3Co
Security: https://youtu.be/AaRhGqdz1nI
All-Up: https://youtu.be/XdExedl_hKU

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VMworld "Level Up" Employee Gamification: "Cut The Clutter" PSA #vmworld2020foremployees
VMworld Level Up is our employee gamification of VMworld 2020. Our goal

is "learning at play."This week, the game gets intense for players with a focus on bringing 7 quizzes as

"pulse surveys" that test our players on the 7 Solutions Keynotes from the 7 Learning Tracks at VMworld 2020. Each correct answer lends you

points on the live leaderboard. And ... the inside scoop is that only 3 employees out of a total of 1,410 employees who completed 2 quizzes so far have got all correct answers. Does it sound like a challenge you want to take up? Head to the platform that "shall not be named" on Slack [

see what I did there!] and click on the pulse tab (see image) to take it! One more quiz dropping early a.m. Pacific Time tomorrow! (edited)

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Zoom October Updates
There are upcoming changes being made to Zoom that will further strengthen security and protect the privacy of Zoom users. These changes will take effect on October 16, 2020.
Here’s what you need to know.

The transcript feature will be turned off by default. Transcripts will no longer record automatically. If you are the host of the meeting, you will need to manually enable the recording transcription feature within your Zoom profile settings. Please refer to the Quick Reference Guide for detailed instructions.
The Zoom automatic recording feature will be disabled and locked. The meeting host and alternative host are the only people who can manually start the recording during their meeting. You can add an alternative host from the Advanced Options when you schedule or edit your Zoom meeting.
A pop-up notification will appear when you join any meeting that is being recorded. Participants may choose “Continue” to proceed, or “Leave the meeting” if they choose not to be recorded. A recording disclaimer will also be added to new Zoom meeting invites.

Need help?
Reach out to Oasis if you need assistance – now available via chat on Source, Slack, MS Teams or VMware Social.

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LIVE NOW: MooseCon Global 2020 Contests

What:    Get ready for MooseCon - our annual internal Security conference - by playing our Security Bug Bash & Threat Modelling Challenge!Who Can Play:     All Security enthusiasts inside VMware!When:
• Security Bug Bash & Threat Modelling Challenge: Monday, 12th Oct 2020 - Saturday, 24th Oct 2020.
• MooseCon: Wed/Thurs, November 11 and 12 (follow the sun)Where:  Security Bug Bash                  : https://moosecon.eng.vmware.com/global2020/sbb
               Threat Modelling Challenge : https://moosecon.eng.vmware.com/global2020/tmc
               MooseCon                               : Registration link coming soon

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Catch all the latest on #rd-news (snapshot of stories is below)

Don’t miss @ Shekar Ayyar (@sayyar) Forbes Magazine article, “Can You Build a 5G Network to Take You to 6G and Beyond”
Catch @ Bruce Davie (@bdavie) summary of VMworld announcements
Coming Soon: Pat Gelsinger on “Technology accelerating transformation and opportunity” – at Dell Technologies Digital Experience
Early Adopters Wanted for Source Code Hygiene program – Be part of making VMware more secure
Get in on upcoming TechEdu offerings for Americas, China and India
Stay in the Know: New Tech Talks, Tech Friday and more

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Call for Participation in RADIO 2021: Every year at this time, we announce the kickoff of the next RADIO call for participation. RADIO is of course our annual R&D Innovation Offsite where we showcase our latest innovations. As executive sponsor, I have the goal of seeing broad participation and encourage employees in technical roles to submit their best ideas and projects for consideration. Our 2nd virtual RADIO will start on June 14 2021. This year, we had a record-setting 13,500 attendees from 60 countries participate. RADIO is our signature internal R&D event that brings together our global technology organizations into a world-wide program of non-stop technological creativity, uniting us around the following objectives:
-       Connect. RADIO is hands-down one of the best ways to meet and network with your innovation-minded colleagues and leaders from across the company.
-       Learn. RADIO is all about discovering and sharing new information and fresh perspectives.
-       Inspire. I can attest to RADIO’s stature as a showcase of impressive innovations and inspiring speakers.
In the coming months, you will get additional details about the program, the virtual format, deadlines and more from the RADIO program team and on the RADIO site.
For now, mark your calendar and make your plans. I am truly speaking to everyone -- attendance at RADIO 2021 is open to the entire company and anybody with a great idea can submit a project.
I know we were all energized by the experience of RADIO 2020. Let us all look forward to reaching new heights in connection, learning and inspiration at RADIO 2021.
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Take the #NoMouseVMware Challenge: Share Your “One Thing”
Be part of a global movement at VMware to raise awareness about digital accessibility.Today, you are invited to take the #NoMouseVMware challenge by spending 30 minutes of your day navigating a VMware website, or using any one of VMware’s products, systems, or tools using only your keyboard and without a mouse.Get a sense of how people who use assistive technology, or just their keyboard, experience digital tools every day. And tell us about“one thing” you will do – as a result of this experience- to help drive accessibility inclusion at VMware.This is your contribution towards a companywide effort to raise awareness about digital acc…

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3:41 PM

Dear Colleagues, Few of our colleagues earlier reported issues with launching the MS Teams Desktop client. Microsoft was already aware on the same and they have mitigated the issue by adding a fix at their end. Service is restored now, however if you still see any issues, please reach out to Oasis Oasis_Online@vmware.com

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Team – If you missed the Hispanic Heritage Month wrap-up event, be sure to watch the replay, as @Jeff and members of the Latinos@VMware POD take us through a journey of Hispanic countries, cultures and personal stories.For upcoming D&I-related events, visit the VMinclusion Calendar. Hope to see you at the next event!

2:36 PM

2:36 PM

Firefox Single Sign-On
We now can have the same single-sign on experience offered across the other browsers to Firefox with both Mac and Windows.
This allows access to VMware resources through Intelligent Hub and login.vmware.com without the need for a RSA token.
See attached for more information

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Announcing VMware Via Link ShortenerVMware Via Link Shortener is an application that can shorten long URL addresses and generate QR codes, making it easier to share links with colleagues and customers. In addition, Via features the ability to limit for total number of clicks and set a link expiration date. Via also provides metrics on how and where links are accessed.Check it out at via.vmware.com or go to this Source page for more information.

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3:37 PM

Security Announcement:Update your iPhones, iPads and iPods to iOS 14.2Apple has released important security updates to iOS 14.2 to address zero-day vulnerabilities actively exploited in the wild affecting iPhone, iPad and iPod devices. All colleagues using affected devices are encouraged to apply this update following these instructionsAffected devices:
All Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod devices with iOS < 14.2How to Apply these update:
Go to Settings > General > Software Update > Download and InstallNeed more help? - Please reach #infosec-vuln-mgmt

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12:55 PM

Announcing LDAP User Group Sync bot to automate Slack channel membershipAt VMware, we all know that change is constant– organization changes happen on a regular basis, people join/change teams, and we regularly make acquisitions to better our product portfolio. These changes can make it difficult for people to rely on Slack channels as a reliable way to communicate, since we are unsure about organizational channel memberships (e.g. if we message #octo, will it be sent to everyone in the Office of the CTO?). Also, trying to ensure membership of organizational channels can be a manual, time-consuming process with opportunity for mistakes, even for the most detail-oriented organizers.

Here is our solution:
We created LDAP User Group Sync bot that can automatically keep User Groups synchronized to various LDAP attributes on a daily basis. We then configure the User Groups to automatically add new members to specified channel(s).

Examples:

When someone joins the Office of the CTO (and they have an existing Slack account), our bot will add them automatically to the @octo-aug User Group. Slack then adds all new members of that User Group to #octo. If they do not have an active Slack account, they will not be added to Slack. Rather, they will only be added to #octo, within 24 hours of them activating a new Slack account.
(theoretically) When a new team member joins Manager Y’s team, they will be automatically added to Manager Y’s User Group and #manager-y-team channel.
(theoretically) When we find a new user whose location is Pune, they will be automatically added to the Pune User Group and #pune channel.

Features and Governance:
The following options are available:

Synchronize all the employees under a manager (or multiple managers) to one or more Slack channels
Synchronize users based on LDAP attributes such as business unit, organization, office, state, country, etc.
Some options can be combined to get more specific set of users (e.g. country=China + business_unit=OCTO)
Users who are automatically added to channels can remove themselves, and they will not be automatically re-added
We will only create these synchronization rules with permission from an organizational leader who are responsible for the people being synchronized
Because of how User Groups and automatic channel memberships work, only public channels can be synchronized
Ldap User Group Sync bot will not remove any users from channels (it can only add users)
User Group sizes are limited to 3000 users (this is a Slack limitation)

Interested?
Please ask for help or new synchronization requests on #ldap-user-group-sync. (edited)

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3:03 PM

macOS 10.15.7 Supplemental and iOS 14.2 UpdatesColleagues, Apple has released critical updates for macOS Catalina 10.15.7 and iOS 14.2. These updates correct 3 major vulnerabilities and all VMware macOS systems need to update as soon as possible. iOS 14.2 is the equivalent patch to correct for these on iOS. VMware IT is making this update available for all managed macOS systems. macOS – Please check for the software update by opening “System Preferences” and clicking “Software Update”. Choose “Update Now” to approve and apply the update soon as possible.
Please allow 45 minutes to complete the installation.

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1:43 PM

Watch VMware’s Modern Network Event - Open to all employees!

In a world that’s ever changing, our customers’ networks need to be agile enough to manage their critical applications needs. Whether it’s quickly spinning up an option for curbside pickup, a mobile patient check-in procedure, or a new feature for distance learning, these applications have one requirement in common: a network that puts the user experience first.Don’t miss this online event to find out how VMware is helping our customers address these challenges! Register here.Americas: November 16, 11am PT
EMEA: November 17, 11am CET
Japan: November 17, 10:30am JST
China: November 17, 10:30am CST
APAC: November 17, 9am IST, 11:30am SGT, 2:30pm AEDT

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The Modern Network for Future Ready Business

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Catch the latest from R&D at #rd-news

Have a question for R&D Leadership? Join Rajiv Ramaswami, Tom Gillis, Craig Connors, Ambika Kapur, Pere Monclus and others in #rd-ama Slack channel this week.
Learn about increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks and best practices for security teams in VMware Carbon Black’s latest Global Incident Response Threat Report.
Do you know where programming languages are headed? Is the age of general purpose programming languages over? Find out more here.
Tune into #TeamTanzu “Cloud and Culture” podcast for The Good, Bad and Ugly of Remote Software Development with @joemoore and @PaulS.

Go to #rd-news on Slack for more R&D news and info, and info on upcoming events & training.

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5:58 AM

Rising Athenas, Male Allies and the Power of Gender Partnership
Tuesday, November 17 - 9:00-10:20 a.m. Pacific Time
Click the link to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84566775212The Women@VMware POD and VMinclusion in partnership with Watermark Conferences is delighted to host Brad Johnson and David Smith, authors of best-selling books Athena Rising and Good Guys, as they engage VMware in a discussion on the power of gender partnerships. Using research and organizational best practices, speakers Brad and David will use the first 50 minutes of the session to share resources and “how to” for men, women, and organizational leaders who want to be intentional, inclusive, and excellent allies, leveraging mentorship, sponsorship, and workplace partnership to create a more diverse workforce. They will take questions from the audience for the rest of the session. TUNE IN LIVE to catch our VMware leaders @jgilmartin (John Gilmartin) introduce the speakers, and @Tom Gillis (Tom Gillis) facilitate the Q&A session of the program.#diversityandinclusion #women_vmware (edited)

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VMware Blockchain 1.0 launched today.
Today VMware launched a new blockchain technology resulting from 4 years of research, incubation and productization. The OCTO Blockchain team announced the initial availability of VMware Blockchain 1.0, our first commercial solution to deliver the trusted, digital foundation for more securely and reliably running distributed ledger workloads. This initial release has already been customer validated over many months of customer beta testing for very demanding financial services use cases.
In partnership with Digital Assets, this new enterprise-grade product is being deployed by the Australian Securities Exchange and Broadridge Financial to offer a new class of multi-party financial instrument services that are secure, scalable, and resilient in demanding transactional environments.
Please join me in congratulating the global OCTO Blockchain team, led by VP Brendon Howe (@Brendon), on this significant milestone. To learn more, please check out the resources below.
-     Blockchain press release
-     Blockchain Source page
-     OCTO Blog post
-     #rd-news, #octo (edited)

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Introducing VMware Blockchain: The Enterprise-grade Blockchain Platform - Office of the CTO Blog

VMware Blockchain is now available! Today, we announce the initial availability of VMware Blockchain. Building upon the heritage of VMware’s enterprise digital foundation for any app, on any device, and on any cloud, we now provide an enterprise-grade blockchain platform that meets the needs of business-critical multi-party applications. This release is a culmination of collaborations with both industry-leading customers and ecosystem partners. Blockchain and Enterprise —

Nov 18th, 2020

https://octo.vmware.com/vmware-blockchain-launch/

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3:10 PM

Happy Holidays everybody!Pat (

) announced this morning that we all have been given an opportunity to direct $50 to a nonprofit of our choice. Given that we have 34k employees, it means VMware has allocated $1.7 million dollars for this!Please login to the VMware Foundation portal and direct that $50 today. It really doesn’t matter, in my mind, which nonprofit you choose, as it’ll help someone in need. If you aren’t sure which nonprofit to choose, please feel free to ask for suggestions in #vmwarefoundation or message me on Slack and I’ll be more than happy to help ya.About a quarter of us doesn’t usually participate in this giving activity every year. But I think this year will be different. I think given the record turnouts in voting across the world, we’re more willing than ever to make our voices heard. You can even tell us who you chose in the #vmwarefoundation slack channel.I hope that you and your loved ones stay safe and I wish y’all a happy holiday season!

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9:42 AM

Hello All, Few of our Colleagues are facing issues accessing Outlook on Web (OWA). However Outlook and Mobile clients are working fine as expected. Microsoft is aware of the issue and currently working on implementing a fix to resolve it soon. UCC Ops will continue to monitor the status and share the updates as they come.

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Dear Colleagues, Microsoft has confirmed the fix implemented has resolved the issue and has verified the same on their telemetry. We also have received similar reports from few of our colleagues that the issue is now resolved at their end as well. Thanks and have a Good Day.

1:39 PM

1:39 PM

Announcing VMware Genie™: The Virtual Assistant for VMware ColleaguesWhether you’re working from home, the office, or on the go, it’s critical to have the information you need right at your fingertips. With Genie, VMware’s virtual assistant, you can easily access important information about upcoming meetings, connect with colleagues and so much more directly from your mobile device.To use Genie, tap the microphone button on the Genie home or chat screen and ask your question. Genie will continue to learn and improve based on the questions you ask.You can download Genie through Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub on iOS and Android. For installation help see the iOS Installation Guide or Android Installation Guide.If you have an idea for a new feature or any other feedback, please send it to genie@vmware.com. Your valuable input will help inform future updates to the app.For updates on Genie join #genie_community on Slack or the Genie Social Space.

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12:24 PM

Security Reminder:

As a reminder to from Nov 5th announcement on Apple Security Updates , for macOS Catalina 10.15.7 and iOS 14.2 all VMware MacOS systems need to update as soon as possible.macOS – Please apply software update by
Open System Preferences > Software Update > Update NowiOS - iPhone and other iOS devices are also encouraged to apply Software Update iOS 14.2 by
Go to Settings > General > Software Update > Download and InstallYour support is greatly appreciated in helping make VMware secure.

Note : If you see macOS 11, BigSur do not upgrade to macOS BigSur at this point, see - https://vmware.slack.com/archives/C024JFTNC/p1604336655420300Need more help? - Please reach #infosec-vuln-mgmt (edited)

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Catch all the latest from R&D on #rd-news

The Q4 FY21 Company Meeting replay is now available. Learn about our FY22 Priorities, our new Environment Sustainability Governance office and our 2030 Agenda. Share your feedback.
VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery is a critical component of our multi-cloud strategy. It gives customers complete, one-click fallover and failback between their on-premises data center and SDDCs on VMC on AWS.
#SaltStack founder and CTO @thatch and community manager @Janae discuss SaltStack’s roots, evolution, integration with VMware, and the future of SaltStack’s open source projects.
A recent Forrester report found that 82% of companies in APAC feel IT and security teams have a poor relationship. Hear VMware’s @j, @mbennett and @chris in conversation with Forrester principal analyst regarding contributing factors.
Interested in contributing to the Generic Workflow Engine project? This light-weight engine helps execute a workflow safely in a distributed environment. Get in touch with the CSO Cloud Management team to learn more.

Join #rd-news, the source for R&D-focused VMware business and technical news, info on upcoming talks and trainings, and more.

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As we all get ready to ring

in the new year (yay, 2021!!), check out the new Communications Central - your self-service resource for improving communications with your teams, colleagues and co-collaborators in 2021 and beyond.Communications Central includes:

Resources on how to Be A Great Communicator

Best practices for hosting Town Halls, announcing team / business updates, and more…

Content and slides from VMware events and initiatives, including:

Tips & tricks for getting your message out.If, after you explore, there are other things you’d like to see added to Communications Central, please let @sfinch know!Happy Holidays, and here’s to a great 2021!

10:36 AM

10:36 AM

What's On Your EPIC2 Year-End Shutdown Reading List? The EPIC2 Year-End Shutdown from December 28 through to January 1 gives us five full days off to

unplug, refresh, and replenish our energy before we return to work in 2021.We all know that a great book can inspire and spark new ideas and creative thinking (

), while offering us a welcome escape

from a hectic schedule. So, we asked some of our leaders for their “Must-Read Books” to help us curate a virtual VMware library (if you will!).

Check it out and help us build this list by sharing what you are reading during this time off in the #watercooler channel with the hashtag #epic2shutdownreading

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R&D team:
RADIO 2021 will be here in a few months, so let me reinforce the multiple participation opportunities and upcoming deadlines.
·      Research Abstracts due: Thurs, Jan 14 (11:59pm PST)
·      Research Papers due: Mon, Jan 25 (11:59pm PST) - extended from Jan 21
·      Breakout Submissions due: Tues, Jan 26 (11:59pm PST)
·      BoF & EXPO Submissions due: Thurs, Febr 11 (11:59pm PST)
As our signature innovation event, RADIO has an impact on the company as well as the individual. I have seen it happen year after year with participant after participant – getting involved in RADIO can spur personal growth and positively shape your future.   Watch this short video by Ravi Soundararajan (@ravi) Principal Engineer, VES, to see how RADIO shaped his career journey, taking him from Senior MTS Engineer to where he is today.
With all the RADIO opportunities for participation, I encourage everyone in our R&D community to find an activity that works for you.
Visit https://radio.eng.vmware.com for more info.

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Colleagues,

Update @ 10:58 AM PST - Incident has been resolvedSlack is experiencing degraded performance which may be impacting a small percentage of users. So far there are no widespread reports of issues from our colleagues and we will be monitoring #oasis & #slack-help channels as well as other support forums (HelpNow, OasisChat, etc).Updates to this incident will be threaded to this post as they are made available by Slack (usually every 30 minutes)Slack Incident Page - for additional details (edited)

Slack

Slack System Status

Resources for real-time and historical information about the Slack service.

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Slack incident is now ResolvedUpdates from SlackWe’ve rolled out a fix and customers should no longer be noticing issues with Slack. Thank you for your patience while we sorted this out. We’ll be following up with an issue summary within the next 24 hours.
Jan 19, 10:12 AM PSTFunctionality is almost back to normal, but we’re still working towards a full resolution. We’ll be back with another update once things have been fully restored.
Jan 19, 9:42 AM PSTOur investigation is still ongoing at this time. While we don’t have any new information to share, we’re focused on getting things back to normal as quickly as we can. We’ll be back in 30 minutes with another update.
Jan 19, 9:12 AM PSTSome users may be experiencing degraded performance with Slack at the moment. Specifically, you might notice general connectivity issues, or troubles sending messages, and searching. Our team is investigating and we’ll follow up with more information as soon as we have it. We apologize for any disruption caused.
Jan 19, 8:42 AM PST

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Happy One-Year Anniversary, Tanzu! Read about VMware Tanzu’s momentous year, and find out how we're paving the road to modern apps.
SolarWinds/SUNBURST information available: @gfoss and @James Alliband discuss the breach and provide information for responding to customers.
As Moore’s law loses relevance, an important ingredient for efficiency will be domain-specific languages. Read @mbudiu post about one such language: Differential Datalog.
Get your RADIO Research Papers in Due date is January 25 (extended from January 21); Breakout submissions due January 26.
Interested in Open Source? Join the info sessions with experts from across VMware and connect via moderated Slack channels (January 19-21).
Tech for Good: Announcing VMware’s 2nd Annual Accessibility Borathon (February 2-4). Be part of it!

Join us! You can find us at #rd-news, your source for R&D news, talks, trainings and more.

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2:10 PM

At VMware, our people shape our company and contribute to our success in countless ways. Since 2014, we have celebrated the exceptional people of VMware with our EPIC2 Achievement Award program. I invite you to join this tradition of excellence at our company by nominating an exceptionally EPIC2 colleague for the 2021 EPIC2 Achievement Award. Before nominations close on January 27, please consider:

Nominating a colleague for demonstrating exceptional quality of character that is aligned with our EPIC2 values — Execution, Passion, Integrity, Customers and Community.
Recognizing colleagues who work in other geos/ locations or on other VMware teams.
Dedicate time and thought to your submission. Let your words provide insight to the many contributions of your nominee to VMware’s business and culture.

Find more information and submit your nomination: https://via.vmw.com/EPgS.

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New Zoom v.5.5.0 Enhances Your Meeting ExperienceYour Zoom client will be upgraded to the latest version 5.5.0 this week of February 22, 2021. The new Zoom v.5.5.0 solves known issues and improves your video capability.Issues Fixed

Zoom meetings randomly deleted from your Zoom client resulting in invalid Zoom meeting ID errors.
Reactions (non-verbal feedback) not displaying persistently on your Zoom participant panel.

Enhanced Video Capabilities

Open, play and share video files directly in the Zoom meeting. Supports .mp4 and .mov formats with 1080p maximum resolution.
Blur your Zoom video background for added privacy instead of selecting a virtual background.

Questions?If you need assistance, contact Oasis via chat through Source, MS Teams, Social or Slack.Happy collaborating!

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Dear Colleagues,
A certain set of public, multi-workspace Slack channels including #Oasis have been archived. We are working with the vendor to see if we can retrieve the members from the back-end. What can I do in the meantime? If you need to open a ticket with Oasis, please go to https://helpnow.vmware.com. Need additional information? • Check the Cloud Services Internal Status Page for status updates and resolution. • Sign up for proactive IT Communications at https://itcomm.vmware.com/. • IT Services Notifications are available as a subscription on Slack channel #itcomm-it-messages We appreciate your patience. Kind regards, VMware IT

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Dear Colleagues,
Slack corporate fixed the issue and posting to the Oasis channel is available. There have been no other reported issues with other public channels that may have been archived.

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2 years ago

Initial reports indicate that the issues are mostly limited to the #oasis channel (where after un-archiving colleagues could not rejoin the channel properly). The membership of that channel has been restored.

Only certain people can post in this channel. Learn more

12:59 PM

12:59 PM

Technical Workshop: CloudHealth
Presented by Technical Education Team x CloudHealthFebruary 24, 2021, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM PST
CLICK HERE to Register
*Registration open to ALL BU’sWhy Register?

Introduction to the CloudHealth Platform and Tool Navigation
Deep Dive into the Tech Stack and Product Architecture
Customer Success Stories and Challenges
2 Guided Hands-on lab Sessions Exploring Real-World FinOps and Operations + Optimization scenarios.
And more. See attachment on HIVE for the full agenda.

Please Note: This will be recorded - R&D Technical Workshop page on Confluence for more info. TechEdu Cancellation Policy applies (See Attachments on HIVE).

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CloudHealth - VMware Technical Education Agenda.pdf

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12:18 PM

12:18 PM

VMware officially supports macOS Big SurColleagues,VMware managed Macs can now upgrade to macOS Big Sur.Have a Carbon Black Mac?
At this time, Carbon Black (CB)-managed Macs are not moving to Big Sur. There’s a separate project to migrate CB Macs over to VMware’s systems.What is happening?
VMware is officially supporting macOS Big Sur, so you are now able to upgrade your VMware managed Mac.What do I need to do?
Please review the following guidelines before upgrading to Big Sur.Before You Upgrade

Save all important data to OneDrive.
Confirm any apps you use outside of Workspace ONE are compatible with Big Sur. You may have to check with the app’s developer/vendor/support site for Big Sur compatibility.
If you’re using an older version of VMware Fusion, the Big Sur compatible version of 12.1.0 is available in Intelligent Hub > Mac Apps catalog.
Visit Apple’s website to learn more about Big Sur.

Upgrading to macOS Big Sur
Please be aware the upgrade process may take up to 45 minutes to complete.

Open the Mac App Store and search for Big Sur.
Click Get to start downloading.
Once the installation box appears, continue through the prompts to complete the install.

After Upgrading
You may see prompts saying System Extension Blocked for several different apps – click OK to proceed.Some application extensions may require manual approval. To do this:

Open System Preferences and click Security & Privacy.
Click the General tab, then click the lock icon in the bottom left corner to unlock System Preferences.
If there is more than one System Extension to approve, the button will say Details. Check the boxes for IntelligentHubAgent, VMware CBCloud, and GlobalProtect, then click OK.
If you see McAfee system extension option or dialog box, please ignore.
If there is only one approval needed, the button will say Allow and clicking once will confirm.

Need help?
Please contact Oasis, now available via chat on Source, Slack, MS Teams or VMware Social.Thank you,
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Don't miss our Q1 FY22 Company Meeting on March 9, 2021!

First Session: Pre-show from 8:20 - 8:30 a.m. PST and Company Meeting (passcode: 412298) from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. PST
Second Session: Pre-show from 4:20 - 4:30 p.m. PST and Company Meeting (passcode: 313622) from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. PST

JOIN our leadership team for a discussion on FY22 priorities and initiatives along with an analysis of our FY21 results. ENGAGE with our executive staff at the meeting. Get a head start by submitting questions on VMware Submissions. DISCOVER our 2021 EPIC2 Achievement Award winners at the meeting! (edited)

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Security Announcement: Update all your Apple Devices - iPhones, iPads and iPods to iOS 14.4.1 and MacOS laptops to 11.2.1Apple has released important security updates to iOS 14.4.1 and MacOS 11.2.1 to address important security vulnerabilities affecting iPhone, iPad, iPod and Mac laptops. All colleagues using affected devices are encouraged to apply this update following these instructionsAffected devices:

All Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod devices with iOS < 14.4.1
Mac laptops and iMacs - macOS < 11.2.1

How to Apply these update:
iOS Devices - Go to Settings > General > Software Update > Download and Install
macOS Devices ( apple laptops/macs) -> Apple Icon on top left

> System Preferences > Software Update > Download and InstallFor more information visit - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222Need more help? - Please reach #infosec-vuln-mgmt

Apple Support

Apple security updates

This document lists security updates for Apple software.

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5:18 PM

Happy Pi Day everyone! Each year on Pi Day, we celebrate the infinite possibilities we each have to contribute to our communities year-round. After a year like no other, our EPIC2 values and passionate community of Citizen Philanthropists stand out as some of what makes our organization so resilient. In honor of Pi Day, I recently posted an article on LinkedIn to share VMware’s culture of innovation, choice, and flexibility. I invite you to join me in this inspiring conversation: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/pi-day-citizen-philanthropy-value-choice-betsy-sutter/

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Pi Day, Citizen Philanthropy and the Value of Choice

Two attributes of VMware’s culture truly differentiate us as a company: innovation and choice. We are simultaneously committed to both. (260 kB)

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/pi-day-citizen-philanthropy-value-choice-betsy-sutter/

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11:19 PM

Dear Colleagues,The SAP S4 HANA 2020 upgrade is scheduled to take place this weekend beginning Friday, March 12. During this period, all SAP systems and related applications, including HelpNow+ and BI Reports will be unavailable for any business transaction. Support options will be made available in this interim period.When does the upgrade start and end?
Start: March 12, 7:00 PM (PST) - March 13, 8:30 AM (IST)
End: March 13, 11:30 PM (PST) – March 14, 1:00 AM (IST)Which applications will be impacted?
ICSP
Hardware Asset Management / Software Asset Management
Master Data Governance
vApprove (SAP access requests only)
Workday (AWF/Contractor onboarding only)
HelpNow+
Business Intelligence reports
Emails to ticket creation will be queued and released upon completion of the upgradeWhat support options will be available during the upgrade?
If you need assistance during the maintenance period, you may reach Oasis through the following channels:
Chat: available in Source, MS Teams, Slack and Social
Phone: refer the Oasis numbers available at https://source.vmware.com/intranet/document/6873/ContactThank you,
VMware IT (edited)

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12:46 PM

SHAPE Experience Conference 2021 - May 11-13, 2021 by VMware Design

Join us to explore this year’s theme, Together by Design, via these three tracks:

Live in the customers’ mind
Transformative collaboration
Drive value through experiences

Want to be a speaker?
Submit an abstract to let us know more! Everyone at VMware is welcome to submit. We’d love to hear your experience!

Deadline for submissions: Monday, March 29, 2021. Check out inspiration from SHAPE 2020.

To learn more about SHAPE, visit shape.vmware.com or join #shape to catch the latest

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Today, March 15 at 1:00 P.M. (PDT), Microsoft identified issues with multiple Office 365 services, including MS Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, Exchange, Forms, Planner and Azure Services. Colleagues’ ability to access these services remains intermittent and inconsistent. Microsoft is in the process of restoring service.
What do I need to do?
We suggest:
· Zoom for meetings and video collaboration
· Mobile phone for placing telephone calls
For further updates, go to IT Updates on Social.
Thank you for your patience.
VMware IT (edited)

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7:16 PM

Restore Communication:
Today, March 15 at 4:10 p.m. (PDT), Microsoft reports all Office 365 services are fully operational. The VMware IT team will continue to monitor.
For further updates, go to IT Updates on Social.
Thank you for your support.
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Colleagues, We wanted to provide an update regarding "Intermittent Zoom screen share issues with MacOS Big Sur." Starting Monday, March 22, Zoom version 5.5.5 will be automatically pushed to all VMware-managed macOS devices. Zoom’s latest version fixes the screen share issue that many of our colleagues experienced when upgrading to Big Sur. Need additional assistance?
If you have questions or need additional assistance, contact #oasis via chat on Source, Slack, MS Teams or VMware Social. Thank you.

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We Are VMware. We #CelebrateDifferences.
April marks World Autism Month, beginning with the United Nations-sanctioned World Autism Awareness Day on April 2. Throughout this month, we focus on sharing stories, engaging in candid conversations and taking advantage of relevant resources that will increase your understanding and acceptance of neurodiverse people.This April, we invite our VMware community to #CelebrateDifferences by listening, learning and staying engaged as a community on the topic of autism and neurodiversity inclusion.Where do I start?
Learn: Join us on Friday, April 2, for a special speaker event with John Elder Robinson. He identifies as autistic (on the ASD spectrum) and is one of the foremost voices on neurodiversity as an educator and NYT best-selling author. When: Friday April 2, at 12 noon PDT/3 p.m. EDT
Zoom: https://VMware.zoom.us/j/97982595976?pwd=THljZkRtSmxxOHlmbE1tb0YyTjVoUT09 Passcode: 237802How can I get involved?
Consider participating in VMware’s Autism Awareness Quest, which includes:

Tell us what you do to connect with someone who is different, or thinks differently, from you? Join us in #neurodiversity-allies or post on the Disability POD Social space and use the #CelebrateDifferences hashtag.

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6:33 PM

Dear Colleagues,UCC Team is aware that MS Teams and other O365 applications such as Forms is experiencing degraded performance.
VMware IT is working closely with Microsoft leadership and will notify you as soon as the issues are resolved.
In the meantime we suggest:
• Zoom for meetings and video collaboration
• OneDrive and SharePoint directly for file collaborationRegards,
VMware IT

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6:49 PM

Update: 3:46 p.m. PT. Microsoft has reported that O365 applications including MS Teams are returning to service. We will continue to monitor.

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Fellow Earthlings,How the world has changed since Earth Day last year! In these trying times for the community, I hope you’ve been able to find ways to relieve the stress, connect with others, and sustain yourself.The pandemic accelerated a more distributed future and an Anywhere Workspace is now a priority for VMware. Our homes have become our offices, daycare, schools, movie theaters, go-to lunch spots – and everything in between. Bridging the “gap” between work and home has taken on new meaning. With many of us still working remotely, we’re challenged to think differently about creating healthy and sustainable workspaces, experiences and lifestyles. And that is what this year’s Earth Month is all about. The planet is our collective home, and you are invited to think, learn and reflect on how to Save Our Home—Without Leaving Yours.Over the next 30 days, our VMware global Sustainability Ambassadors are coming together to create learning forums for you on everything from how to eat more sustainably to ideas for renewable energy at homes and conscious consumerism. Get Sustainable on Your EPIC2 ‘Earth’ Day Off
Friday, April 23, is our next companywide EPIC2 Day Off, and it is intentionally set to honor Earth Day. You are encouraged to take time out to rejuvenate in a way that feels most meaningful to you. Taking time out is critical for our mental health, which in turn is foundational to our personal sustainability. It is energy that fuels our passions and creativity, so please invest in renewing your personal energy! Get Involved this Earth Month
There are numerous ways to get involved in Earth Month – whether through a local Sustainability Ambassador-hosted event, a Service Learning opportunity (either virtual or in-person if safe), or a gorgeous nature hike – your choice.Join the sustainability community on our Social space and Slack channel—tell us how you’re practicing #SustainabilityAtHome. Share your ideas about creating healthy and sustainable workspaces, experiences and lifestyles in this “new normal” environment.Also, stay tuned for fun challenges and of course, not to be missed, is one of my favorite events of the year: our Earth Day—Turtle Day Bash for you and your kids (mark your calendars for April 22!).VMware has made huge strides in Sustainability, from being certified CarbonNeutral Company, to procuring 100% renewable energy. We are now aiming for net zero by 2030—not to mention the carbon avoidance of our products, which to date is 1.2B MT CO2e (!). Over the past year, I’ve been inspired by all our people who, notwithstanding the challenges we face, remain fired up about helping others to create more sustainable lifestyles.On that note, I sign off by channeling the words of Margaret Mead:
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”Let’s go change the world, one home at a time!Nicola Acutt
Vice President – Environmental Social and Governance (ESG),
VMware, Inc.

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Happy Earth Day, VMware! "VMware has a long-held belief that environmental stewardship is our responsibility and duty as a global corporate citizen. We’ve made huge strides over the last several years, from being a certified CarbonNeutral company to procuring 100% renewable energy and setting science-based targets. As part of our 2030 Agenda, we are now aiming for net zero by 2030 . Sustainability remains core to our values and future success. We owe it to ourselves, to our children and to the future to do our part in nurturing and caring for our one and only planet." ~ Nicola Acutt (@NicolaA), vice president, environmental, social and governance (ESG), VMware

Read the full article from @NicolaA that was published earlier today to recognize Earth Day, and to reflect on our environmental priorities and commitments.

Click to share with your friends, family and networks on social media and invite them to join the movement to "Save Our Home - Without Leaving Yours" using the hashtag #SustainabilityAtHome

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2:56 PM

VMware Ultimate Trivia: VMware Songwriting Tiebreaker Contest
It’s time to determine our very first Ultimate Trivia prize winner! We have 74 people who answered all six questions correctly this quarter and are in the running for this quarter’s prize. See if you’re one of them.To decide on one Q1 prize winner, a tiebreaker contest is being hosted on VMware Social starting today, April 26 through Thursday, April 29. These top performers are challenged to put a VMware twist on a song of their choice. Submissions are already rolling in. Check out the fun on the VMware Social Badges, Contests and Gamification space.This fun tiebreaker challenge is not limited to those in the running for the Q1 winner. Feel free to participate if you love music almost as much as you love VMware! Learn more here. (edited)

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VMware just released our Fiscal Year 2021 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) annual report and as I noted in my blog, putting this report together is an exercise in reflection.This past year was defined by change. However, our commitment to DEI progress―a recognition of how important and necessary it is to the broader evolution of our company―remains intact and stronger than ever.Please read the full report. Know that while we have much farther to go on our DEI journey, this work makes me optimistic for our future and I’m hugely grateful and eager to see what we can do together. P.S. I am thinking about colleagues and friends in India and other parts of the world where the pandemic is far from over. Please take care of yourselves!

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9:01 PM

Critical Security Announcement:

Update all your Apple Devices - iPhones, iPads and iPods to macOS 11.3, iOS 14.5 and WatchOS 7.4Apple has released critical security updates for macOS 11.3, iOS 14.5 and WatchOS 7.4 to address critical security vulnerabilities affecting across all Apple devices. All colleagues using affected devices are encouraged to apply this update with priority following these instructionsAffected devices:

All Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod devices with iOS < 14.5
Mac laptops and iMacs with macOS < 11.3
Watch devices with watchOS < 7.4

How to Apply these update:
iOS Devices - Go to Settings > General > Software Update > Download and Install
macOS Devices ( apple laptops/macs) -> Apple Icon on top left

> System Preferences > Software Update > Download and InstallFor more information visit - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222Need more help? - Please reach #infosec-vuln-mgmt

Apple Support

Apple security updates

This document lists security updates for Apple software.

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SHAPE Experience Conference 2021 - May 11-13, 2021 8 Days until Shape. Register Today!

Wendy Johansson, Head of UX Design and Research Apprentice Program at Amazon
Irene Au, Design Partner at Khosla Ventures
Sumit Dhawan, Chief Customer Experience Officer at VMware

Along with Fireside Chats with:

Graham Siener (VP of Product management at VMware Tanzu) and Anu Kirpekar (VP of Engineering at VMware Cloud Foundation), moderated by Kingsley Turner
Kostadis Roussos (Principal Engineer at VMware) moderated by Abhijit Thosar

If you have any questions, reach out to SHAPE team on Slack #shape or email.

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A Conversation with Dennis Smith, Gartner On Tuesday, May 4 at 11am PT (2pm ET), we will be hosting Dennis Smith, Research Vice President at Gartner for a moderated fireside chat by Fidelma Russo, SVP & GM for CSBU on the Trends involving all things Cloud. The session will conclude with a live audience Q&A. You can pre-submit your question/s here. See you there... Zoom Webinar: Join the call | Passcode: 987766

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Q2 of VMware Ultimate Trivia Begins Today!

The first Ultimate Trivia question of Q2 is now live on VMware Social and the quarterly leaderboard has been reset. Everyone is on a level playing field once again to be our Q2 prize winner!

Test your knowledge this week on our Anywhere Workspace solution. This is a challenging one, so here's a hint: Pay close attention to the Solution Brief and tune into the Leading Change Anywhere Workspace event this week.
Have you voted in our poll to determine our Q1 prize winner? We had so many creative tiebreaker activity submissions, where our top players put a VMware twist on a song. Check them out and vote for your favorite before 5 p.m. PDT on Tuesday, May 4.
Got a question? Please contact vmwaretrivia@vmware.com

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12:35 PM

Critical Security Announcement:

Update all your Apple Devices - iPhones, iPads and iPods to macOS 11.3.1, iOS 14.5.1 and WatchOS 7.4.1Apple has released critical security updates for macOS 11.3.1, iOS 14.5.1 and WatchOS 7.4.1 to address critical security vulnerabilities affecting across all Apple devices. All colleagues using affected devices are encouraged to apply this update with priority following these instructionsAffected devices:

All Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod devices with iOS < 14.5.1
Mac laptops and iMacs with macOS < 11.3.1
Watch devices with watchOS < 7.4.1

How to Apply these update:
iOS Devices - Go to Settings > General > Software Update > Download and Install
macOS Devices ( apple laptops/macs) -> Apple Icon on top left

-> System Preferences > Software Update > Download and InstallFor more information visit - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222Need more help? - Please reach #infosec-vuln-mgmt

Apple Support

Apple security updates

This document lists security updates for Apple software.

12:54 PM

12:54 PM

VMware to Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) will take place on Thursday, May 20, 2021. During that day, organizations across the globe will be recognizing the importance of disability inclusion and technology accessibility. To celebrate, VMware will be hosting a half-day event from 8AM PDT through Noon PDT covering a number of important accessibly topics, such as inclusive hiring, inclusive product design, tips for reading an Accessibility Compliance Report, and more. The Keynote speaker will be Kirk Adams, the Chief Executive Officer for the American Foundation for the Blind, which is celebrating its centennial anniversary this year. We invite you to learn more about VMware’s GAAD celebration and to register for VMware’s GAAD e-event.

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3:29 PM

RADIO 2021 is Now T-6 Weeks Away!

It's not too late to participate... submission sites are now open for networking and community-building opportunities (see below).

RADIO Waves due May 21
RADIO Stations submissions due May 21
Innovation Bash Submission open on May 10
RADIO live registration begins May 25!
RADIO 2021 live event: June 14-17

Watch this 30-second video to see why Patrick Morley, SVP & GM for Security BU, is excited about RADIO 2021! (edited)

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10:02 AM

Just Published! Our new Business Conduct Guidelines (BCG)Our Business Conduct Guidelines set the standards that make VMware a great place to work, a trusted business partner and a valued member of the community. They reflect on our EPIC2 values

and promote an environment that upholds our reputation for integrity, honesty, accountability, transparency and trust.These guidelines are foundational in establishing who we are as an organization and how we conduct ourselves.

And that's how we all own it!

Find the BCG on Source, in 18 languages and an accessible version.
Be sure to take the BCG training by June 30 . If you are required to take the training, you will receive an email from HIVE.

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2:43 PM

New Features in Latest Zoom UpdateZoom will be updated to the latest version 5.6.4 starting May 11, 2021. This update further improves your meeting experience with the following features:
Enhanced Meeting and Webinar features
1. Immersive View: Enhance the collaboration in your meeting or webinar by placing video participants onto a single virtual background. Participants are automatically placed onto provided scenes, but the host can upload their own custom backgrounds and adjust the arrangements as needed. Zoom reference.
2. New annotation tool - Vanishing Pen: In addition to the arrow and spotlight tools, Vanishing Pen will allow the presenter to mark on the shared screen to highlight certain information. The markings will fade away within seconds, providing easier highlighting of information without having to undo or erase annotations. Zoom reference.
3. Enhancements to Zoom screen sharing on Windows: While sharing your screen, if you allow Zoom windows to be visible, Zoom windows can be minimized.
4. Full Emoji Suite for Reactions: Any emoji available for Zoom chat can be used as a reaction in a meeting. The host can also restrict reactions to the standard set or allow use of the full emoji suite. Zoom reference.Additional features just for Webinars
- Additional attendee view controls: Attendee view layout controls will also be available in the Participant panel, under "More". This is in addition to the attendee view controls available in "View options".
- Enhanced practice session and live webinar notifications: If your webinar is in a practice session or live, notifications will be visible to all participants, as well as the host.Questions?
If you need assistance, contact Oasis via chat through Source, MS Teams, Social or Slack(#oasis).Happy collaborating!

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VMware Ultimate Trivia
Leaderboard Results, New Question LIVE, and Q1 Prize Winner Revealed
We’re off to a strong start for the second quarter of VMware Ultimate Trivia! It was great to see so many of you answer our first question correctly.

Last week’s question was a challenging one. Check the updated leaderboard to see if you got it right.
Don’t see your name on the leaderboard but answered correctly? Be sure you completed the required Rules of Engagement/Opt-In form so that your points are counted toward the leaderboard and prizes.
This week's quiz question is now LIVE and is focused on our Business Conduct Guidelines. (Hint: Check out our brand new Business Conduct Guidelines (BCG) on Source to help you answer correctly. ) Go to the Pulse Survey section of VMware Social to submit your answer by Friday at 5 a.m. PDT. Good luck!
Congratulations to our first Ultimate Trivia prize winner! Watch this week’s episode of VMware This Week to learn who it is.
Got a question? Please contact vmwaretrivia@vmware.com

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What’s RADIO 2021 all about…? Watch Ajay Patel, SVP & GM for our Modern Applications BU to find out… see why Ajay is so excited about RADIO! CLOSING SOON! You can still participate!

RADIO Waves due May 21
RADIO Stations submissions due May 21
RADIO live registration begins May 25!
RADIO 2021 live event: June 14-17

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2:08 PM

2:08 PM

Dear Colleagues,
We are aware of an issue with Slack where some users may be experiencing issues loading Slack. Slack is recommending: Reloading Slack (Command + R / Ctrl + R) may help Slack to load as expected. Additional updates will be provided as available.
Need additional information?
https://itcomm.vmware.com/view/4/2/17697/1

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2:46 PM

Dear Colleagues,
Vendor Slack has released a fix for this issue and the service is reported running as expected. If you are still experiencing any trouble, please fully quit your Slack app or browser using Command + Q (Mac) or Ctrl + Q (Windows/Linux), and then reopen. vCC will monitor the service for the next 30 minutes to help ensure stability. Additional updates will be provided as available.

9:29 PM

9:29 PM

Critical Security Announcement:

Update all your Apple Devices - macOS to 11.4, iPhones, iPads and iPods to iOS 14.6 and WatchOS to 7.5Apple has released security updates for macOS 11.4, iOS 14.6 and WatchOS 7.5 to address critical security vulnerabilities affecting across all Apple devices. All colleagues using affected devices are encouraged to apply the latest update with priority following these instructionsAffected devices:

All Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod devices with iOS < 14.6
Mac laptops and iMacs with macOS < 11.4
Watch devices with watchOS < 7.5

How to Apply these update:
iOS Devices - Go to Settings > General > Software Update > Download and Install
macOS Devices ( apple laptops/macs) -> Apple Icon on top left

-> System Preferences > Software Update > Download and InstallFor more information visit - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222Need more help? - Please reach #infosec-vuln-mgmt

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12:27 PM

RADIO 2021 What is Purnima Padmanabhan’s, SVP & GM, Cloud Management BU, favorite thing about RADIO? Watch this short video below to find out! Registration is NOW LIVE!
Learn more about featured speakers, build your agenda, start earning points to win prizes, and much more. There is still time to participate! Deadlines for the networking events has been extended!

RADIO Waves due May 28

Innovation Bash due May 28

RADIO Stations submissions due June 1
RADIO Ads submissions due June 4

Don't forget to tune in on June 3 for a Tech Talk with Jasmine Bennett. You’ll get a sneak preview of the platform and uncover ways to interact with other attendees. See you there...

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4:04 PM

June 11 Data Center Upgrade Reminder that most of VMware’s colleague- and customer-facing applications will be offline during a planned six-hour maintenance window from Friday, June 11, at 9 p.m. until Saturday, June 12, at 3 a.m. Pacific Time.For everything you need to know, including contact details for critical needs during this six-hour window, click here.

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4:24 PM

Dear colleagues,"The issue that caused some colleagues to receive multiple notifications from VMware Social has now been resolved.
We have now enabled notifications on Social once again and things are operating at full capacity as desired, once again.
We apologize for any disruption caused by the duplicate notifications received."

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4:36 PM

RADIO 2021 - June 14-17 Why is Amanda Blevins, Senior Director & Chief Technologist, OCTO, is so excited about RADIO 2021? Watch the video to find out...Don't forget to register for RADIO 2021 now
Once you have register you can build your agenda, follow speakers, connect with peers, start earning points to win prizes, and more!!

If you missed the Tech Talk RADIO 2021 Platform Preview with Jasmine Bennett, last week, we encourage you to check the Know Before You Go Guide and watch the Tech Talk recording.

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3:39 PM

3:39 PM

Dear Colleagues,We are aware that some colleagues are experiencing issues with MS Teams. The MS Teams desktop application is uninstalling unprompted, on macOS and Windows platforms. We recognize how important MS Teams is to your day and have addressed the cause of the issue. We are already actively reinstalling MS Teams on impacted desktops.
To use teams immediately we have provided the following work around options:

MS Teams Mobile App
MS Teams Online at https://teams.microsoft.com
Or you can manually download and reinstall the Mac and Windows desktop app at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/download-app

Thank you for your patience. We will update this post once the issue has been resolved!
VMware IT (edited)

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Download Microsoft Teams Desktop and Mobile Apps | Microsoft Teams

Download Microsoft Teams for desktop and mobile and get connected across devices on Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android. Collaborate better with the Microsoft Teams app.

12:35 PM

12:35 PM

Dear Colleagues, this is a reminder June 11 Data Center Upgrade Reminder that most of VMware’s colleague- and customer-facing applications will be offline during a planned six-hour maintenance window from Friday, June 11, at 9 p.m. until Saturday, June 12, at 3 a.m. Pacific Time.For everything you need to know, including contact details for critical needs during this six-hour window, click here.

2:25 PM

2:25 PM

The last installment of “Stories of Who We Are” is now posted on Source. In it, Raghu shares some of his earliest memories of being drawn to technology, what led him to VMware, insights into his journey through the company and thoughts on the future.

You can see the full story here: https://source.vmware.com/portal/article/14398

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12:45 PM

**Original Post: https://source.vmware.com/portal/article/14564

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Team -I’m pleased to kick off a new monthly series called, The Main Thing. I look forward to sharing what’s top of mind for me and what I’m hearing from you as we seize the massive opportunity in front of us with renewed focus and commitment. You can find all of my updates on the CEO Source page where you can comment and give me feedback. I’d like to hear from you!We’ll share more detail on the roadmap ahead at our July 14 Company Meeting. See you there (virtually)! Best,
Raghu

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11:22 AM

11:22 AM

Dear Colleagues, We have a company wide network outage with multiple portals not working. vCC team is working with all concerns teams to have this sorted ASAP - Please refer IT Comms for more info : https://itcomm.vmware.com/view/4/6/18006/1

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4:07 AM

WEDNESDAY, JULY 14 | Q2 COMPANY MEETING | Join Live During A Session That Works For YouKindly submit (or upvote) your question/s ahead of the July 14 Company Meeting on VMware Submissions.SESSION 1 - Click To Join Zoom stream starts @ 8:20 a.m. PT; the 60-min July 14 Company Meeting will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. PT. SESSION 2 -

Click To Join Zoom stream starts @ 4:50 p.m. PT; the 60-min July 14 Company Meeting will begin promptly at 5:00 p.m. PT.Please participate in this meeting with your questions and comments. Raghu and our executive leaders Sumit, Zane, and Betsy will spend time to provide details on the opportunities ahead, and how VMware/we are poised for success. Stay tuned until the end of the meeting for a special, 'EPIC2' announcement. (edited)

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4:19 PM

JOIN US! A Disability@VMware Second Anniversary Special: "Getting Real" about Disability The Disability@VMware Power of Difference (POD) community celebrates two years (our youngest demographic POD!) this July with a special-edition Getting Real Speaker Series. Listen to the inspiring Keah Brown and Jessica Cox as they each share insights from their lived experience as women of color with disabilities. A candid fireside chat will follow with @sbyrnehaber, Disability@VMware global POD leader, as they get real about disability and inclusion!Join the session that works for your schedule. Listen to Keah and Jessica's inspiring stories and how they have come to embrace and be empowered by (their) disability.

ZOOM SESSION 1: Tuesday, July 27, from 8-9 a.m. Pacific Time

ZOOM SESSION 2: Tuesday, July 27, from 8-9 p.m. Pacific TimePlease reach out to #pod-disability-members for more information.

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6:06 PM

Critical Security Announcement:Update your Apple Devices - macOS to 11.5.1, iPhones, iPads and iPods to iOS/iPadOS 14.7.1 and WatchOS to 7.6Apple has released critical security updates for macOS 11.5.1, iOS 14.7.1 and WatchOS 7.6 to address critical security vulnerabilities affecting across Apple devices to address issues that may be under active exploitation. All colleagues using affected devices are encouraged to apply the latest update with priority following these instructionsAffected devices:

macOS devices with macOS < 11.5.1
All Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod devices with iOS/iPadOS < 14.7.1
Watch devices with watchOS < 7.6

How to Apply these update:

iOS/iPadOS Devices (iPhones/iPads)- Go to Settings > General > Software Update > Download and Install
macOS Devices (Apple laptops/macs) -> Apple Icon on top left -> System Preferences > Software Update > Download and Install

For more information visit - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222
Need more help? - Please reach #infosec-vuln-mgmt (edited)

3:50 PM

3:50 PM

Help Shape our SaaS/Sub Transformation!Passionate about building VMware’s culture of the future? Sign up to join Co-Creative Conversations: Shaping the Transformation Together. During these conversations, we will discuss what cultural behaviors are needed to transform to a modern, multi-cloud SaaS company. These conversations will shape how we transform how we work as a company.

Audience: All employees across all BUs
Location: All
Time Commitment: as little as 25 minutes to as involved as you’d like to be
Experience: Passionate about shaping VMware’s culture

Please reach out to lschlangen@vmware.com with any questions.

11:55 AM

11:55 AM

Dear Colleagues,
We would like to inform you that we are seeing RSA Token authentication failure on multiple application (SAP/Global Protect/O365/Oracle..). This is now intermittent, and few can Sign in using RSA after multiple attempts using (PIN/Biometric/Push notification). Concerned IT teams are working towards resolution.
Need additional information?
https://itcomm.vmware.com/view/4/2/18164/1 (edited)

12:16 PM

12:16 PM

Get the full details here: https://source.vmware.com/portal/article/14902

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Hi all, the day has arrived - it's SpringOne!

If you haven't already, register and check out some of the great sessions (and the super fun social track) at springone.io. We've had some great customers on stage with us this morning (where we announced our beta launch of Tanzu Application Platform, our new State of Spring report, and introduced Azure Spring Cloud Enterprise Tier) and have Gap, US Army Futures Command, CVS, and Hyundai AutoEver this afternoon.

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Day One at SpringOne - Finding Your Flow (edited)

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Day one at SpringOne was action-packed and this recap blog has you covered with all the highlights from yesterday! Get ready for an exciting Day 2 today ― Tune in today at 9 a.m. Eastern Time for the main stage discussion with Craig McLuckie, Ben Hale, Ruchi Gupta and Mike Stevens from Voya Financial, and many others. Don’t miss it!

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3:55 PM

Technology Tools Explained: Why do we have both MS Teams & Slack at VMware?
You’ve probably wondered why we have both MS Teams and Slack messaging platforms at VMware. It’s one of the top questions we receive in IT and the answer might surprise you. In fact this community helped shape where we are today. Check out a recent interview @mktisch and I gave for Technology Tools Explained, a new series of employee interviews by IT Updates.The interview starts with a hard hitting question that we were happy to answer: Is Slack going away? Read the interview to learn why we have both and more importantly, why Slack is here to stay.

If you have questions or feedback for the team, you can share it as a comment on this article or reach out to the Enterprise Collaboration team directly or #oasis (edited)

4:31 PM

4:31 PM

Critical Security Announcement:

Update your Apple Devices - Macbooks, Macs to macOS 11.6, iPhones, iPads and iPods to iOS 14.8 and WatchOS to 7.6Apple has released security updates for macOS 11.6, iOS 14.8 and WatchOS 7.6.2 to address critical security vulnerabilities affecting across Apple devices to address zero-days used to deploy NSO Pegasus spyware. All colleagues using affected devices are encouraged to apply the latest update with priority following these instructionsAffected devices:

All MacBooks, Macs < 11.6
All Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod devices with iOS < 14.8
Watch devices with watchOS < 7.6.2

How to Apply these update ?

iOS Devices - Go to Settings > General > Software Update > Download and Install
macOS Devices ( apple laptops/macs) -> Apple Icon on top left -> System Preferences > Software Update > Download and Install

For more information visit - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222
Need more help? - Please reach #infosec-vuln-mgmt

10:58 AM

10:58 AM

Some users may be having trouble connecting to Slack

October 1, 2021

Due to an outage / error on Slack's infrastructure, some users may be having trouble connecting to Slack.

You can read more information here.

A potential workaround: VPN'ing into VMware's infrastructure will overwrite your machine's DNS servers and possibly circumvents the issue.

If you need more help please reach out to us on #slack-help. Thanks!

Slack

Slack System Status

Resources for real-time and historical information about the Slack service.

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Can You Sign Ink Free?
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India Disability pod is celebrating International day of Sign languages today at 2:00 PM IST.
To know more please join us for the celebrations!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What’s in it for you?

Learn sign language basics in 30 minutes
Improve your non-verbal communication skills
Communicate effectively through facial expressions and body language
Opportunity to learn with your family
Spread the word and make a difference
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Join the meeting!Meeting ID: 967 5691 9169
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Looking for Raghu's Mainstage or the Solution Keynote slides from VMworld 2021? Check out Comms Central!Comms Central is a resource built specifically for you! We post VMware official content and other communications resources to help you reinforce our VMware story, and be a better communicator overall.

Content is added regularly, including:

Company Story material (updated Corporate Overview, FAQ, elevator pitch video, messaging stack, etc.)
VMworld 2021 solution keynote slides
Sales University multi-cloud "cake" video
Company Meeting / Manager Meeting / Earnings Summary slides, updated quarterly
Comms Templates (FAQ template, org change email template, etc.)
Comms Tips, Guidelines and Policies (inclusive language, accessibility, blogging and social media guidelines, industry analyst report access and policies, etc.)

Bookmark the page or find Communications Central on the Source Home Page under Employee Resources.

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6:19 PM

Were you watching Apple's big announcement today?
We know everyone is excited about this new release. Our IT teams are working hard to get new hardware standards approved.Want to know more or have questions? Please see our post and provide comments here: https://social.vmware.com/news/29281

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11:08 AM

Dear Colleagues,
We would like to inform you that we are seeing issues with Costa Rica local ISP TIGO. Affected colleagues may have issues when using internet applications like Slack, Zoom, etc.
Workaround: Affected users may use other ISP if available, such as mobile network. Concerned IT teams are working towards resolution. Additional information: https://itcomm.vmware.com/view/4/6/18575/1

12:50 PM

Take the #NoMouseVMware Challenge!Be part of a global movement at VMware to raise awareness about digital accessibility for the more than 1.3 billion people with disabilities.Take the #NoMouseVMware challenge by spending 30 minutes of your day navigating a VMware website, or using any one of VMware’s products, systems, or tools using only your keyboard and without a mouse. Once you experience it, you’ll better understand the approximately 7% of working adults, who have Parkinson’s, arthritis, or carpal tunnel syndrome—for many of them, they find it easier to use their keyboard instead of a mouse.Then, join us on #pod-disability-members and tell us about “one thing” you will do—as a result of this experience—to help drive accessibility inclusion at VMware. This is your contribution towards a companywide effort to raise awareness about digital accessibility.For more details, please see our blog post. For questions, reach out to us on #pod-disability-members or tsavir@vmware.com.Alt: Cat walking away holding a computer mouse in its mouth.

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Website accessibility: disability statistics

Compilation of official disability statistics relevant to website accessibility (reading difficulties, color blindness, difficulty seeing and hearing).

2 years ago

VMware’s Internal Pinnacle Cloud Summit – Elbrus starts today at 9:00AM PST!As usual, we have a great lineup of speakers that will cover a wide range of SaaS related topics, including an amazing external keynote speaker, Anu Bharadwaj, Atlassian’s Chief Operating Officer. She will tell us about Atlassian’s journey in their SaaS transformation. Please visit the Pinnacle Elbrus Website for more information and recordings of our previous conference speakers and the link to join the event.Please reach out to us on Slack #vmware-saas-engineering-summit channel for any questions or concerns!https://source.vmware.com/portal/pages/RnD/pinnacle-elbrusWho should attend this conference? Anyone that leads, develops, delivers, supports or interested in SaaS services. This event is a great opportunity to learn about how your colleagues are tackling hard challenges and hear from external leaders about how they are solving problems and growing their SaaS services.Time zones: We realize this time is not conducive for some of our VMware colleagues. We will record the event so everyone will have the opportunity to hear the content at a time that is more convenience for them

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Event Recordings for Pinnacle: Elbrus are now Live!! See: https://source.vmware.com/portal/pages/RnD/pinnacle-elbrus for the links to the recordings!

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2 years ago

November 16, 2021 9:46 AM · Quick update
There is a service degradation impacting MS Teams. Microsoft has reported that the toolbar is not visible in MS Teams during teams calls/meetings.

Impacting Microsoft customers globally; Confirmed to be impacting VMware
Colleagues would be unable to access features like sharing and mute/unmute during a call/meeting
Microsoft has implemented a fix, but it is taking time to reach our tenant
Workaround: Use the web version of MS Teams, use the mobile app, restart MS Teams desktop app or use Zoom

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Latest update:

Microsoft has implemented a fix, but it is taking time to reach our tenant
Workaround: Use the web version of MS Teams, use the mobile app, restart MS Teams desktop app

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12:00 PM

A Cloud Guru is now available to all VMware Employees/Contractors/Interns. Interested in an A Cloud Guru subscription? The cost for a 12 month (Feb 1st, 2022 - Jan 31st, 2023) individual subscription is $329 per license. Manager approval is required as the full cost will be charged to your BU cost center. Group accounts are not available. Submit your request for the subscription here by Dec 3rd.  A Cloud Guru is the Largest Multi-Cloud Learning Library in the World, the catalog includes AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Linux, this subscription will come with:

100+ Certifications courses and 300+ Courses.
1790+ Hands on Labs: Learn new skills faster and get your hands cloudy with thousands of real, guided labs on all things cloud from novice to guru.
450+ Quizzes and Certifications Practice exams: Pass on the first try. Prep for certifications with practice exams that mimic the real thing. And get personalized pointers on how to improve.

Please email Techedu@vmware.com for questions or updates on your request. (edited)

10:54 AM

Dear Colleagues,
EY Myspace portal is down with 404 error, issue has been reported to the command center to engage concern teams to have this resolved at the earliest. Oasis will keep this post updated once resolved.

12:04 PM

NOW ACCEPTING REQUESTS FOR A 2022 O’REILLY SUBSCRIPTION!
Interested in an O’Reilly subscription? O’Reilly is available to all VMware Employees/Contractors/Interns. The cost for a 12 month (Feb 1st, 2022 - Jan 31st, 2023) individual subscription is $425 per Business Plus access license (This cost is currently an estimate. More people who request, the cheaper the cost could be). Manager approval is required as the full cost will be charged to your BU cost center. Group accounts are not available.Please submit your request by Jan 5th to ensure your account is active starting Feb 1st.O’Reilly has established a best-in-class editorial team to bring you a single source of the most relevant, high-quality leading-edge content for VMWare:

Live events and training courses, tens of thousands of books (including audiobooks), videos, learning paths. Content from 200+ publishers, including Pearson, and Harvard Business Review, plus O’Reilly books.
Certification prep. Direct paths to the official prep materials plus practice exams to become an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Microsoft Azure Administrator, and more.
Interactive learning Write and run code in a live dev environment while you learn Kubernetes, Docker, Python, Java, and more—right in your browser.

Please email Techedu@vmware.com for questions or updates on your request.

8:56 AM

Celebrating Another Milestone With You! WATCH THE REPLAY ON SOURCE

Ringing the Opening Bell at the NYSE
Celebrating our next chapter as a stand-alone company! Watch the replay of VMware ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (on December 14, 2021, at 9.30 a.m. EST/ 6.30 a.m. PST). (edited)

Core Team at the New York Stock Exchange This Morning.heic

1:57 PM

Read the Latest Issue of Innovate!Innovate, an internal VMware journal, is back and better than ever. The latest issue is attached to this message (all the issues are at https://innovate.eng.vmware.com).It’s packed with the following interesting articles:

Five Grand Challenges For VMware’s Next Decade by @kit
SaaS Mindset: What is it? What does it mean? by @ebenjamin
Bringing SaaS to Life in Our Teams by @lschlangen, @Chris Deaver
VMware Tanzu Act: Carina by Ellie Ereira
Sirisha Myneni: Great Ideas into Meaningful Impact by @Kate Wilkinson (she/her) (and @smyneni)
Future of Learning and Development at VMware by @ellisk
VMware on VMware: An Important Partnership by @lochristophe
VR@Work by @rleong
InnerSource by @tminchene
Tanzu Labs: Working with the Space Force by @kzhukova

I’d like to thank the Innovate team: @foobar, @kiana, @sloang, @Kate Wilkinson (she/her), @andrew
I’d like to thank our Editors: @foobar, @bblacet, @SEA-Kevin, @sloang, @bhaut, @crodenbusch, @jsamagond, @andrewIf you have any questions or feedback, please reach out to @foobar. If you’d like to discuss the articles in the issue, I encourage y’all to do so on #octo. Thank you!

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7:08 PM

Cyber threats are heating up this holiday season! Here’s what to look for. The holiday season is upon us, and cyber-criminals are eager to interrupt your holiday plans with a range of tactics to scam you. Being aware of their techniques can protect you, VMware and your friends and family this holiday season. Visit our Holiday Cybersecurity Source Page to view common scam tactics used during the holidays and images of real-life examples of Holiday phishing emails.

12:13 PM

Hello fellow VMware employees!My holiday wish this year is for everyone at VMware to direct their $50 Gift of Connection to a nonprofit of their choice. Actually, did you know that if you direct your Gift of Connection, you’re automatically included in Dexter’s Super Cool People Club? As of yesterday, it looks like 53% of us have joined Dexter’s Super Cool People Club. Welcome new club members!For non-club members, please head over to the VMware Foundation site to direct the Gift of Connection. I personally think that with the awesome culture that we have at VMware, we can raise that 53% number higher—much, much higher. Please remember that the $50 will make a difference to those in need—especially in times like 2021.If you are unsure of what non-profit to give to, please feel free to ask for suggestions on #vmwarefoundation , explore funds created by our fellow VMware citizens, or DM me (@foobar) and I will be happy to help!With lots of love and happy holidays to all,
Dexter

6:03 PM

HelpNow+ and other Internal Applications are Only Accessible through VPN As a response to the critical vulnerability in Apache’s Log4j, access to several internal applications, including HelpNow+, is now limited to VPN Network (Global Protect) connections only.

Click here to learn more about this announcement.

3:02 PM

Please read Raghu’s personal message and support of our team members who may feel vulnerable or afraid in light of these recent attacks. The #jewish-at-vmw-allies channel is available for anyone who would like to get or give support specifically to the Jewish community at VMware.

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2:01 PM

VMware Learning Hub: A New Learning Experience
Introducing the VMware Learning Hub (VLH) - Supporting Your Career Growth through Continuous LearningWe believe our culture of continuous learning and curiosity will drive innovation and fuel the next chapter of our transformation story. The VMware Learning Hub is a new digital platform that connects opportunities for learning, development, and ongoing career growth in one central place and delivers an experience that is personalized to you. Take control of your career development journey.

Access the VMware Learning Hub (https://vmwarelearninghub.edcast.com/) and see how it simplifies access to learning resources.

For questions, open a HelpNow ticket or contact Oasis via chat on Source, Slack, MS Teams, or VMware Social.

Learn more about VLH on Source

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VMware Learning Hub

Your one-stop-shop for all your learning needs! (263 kB)

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7:26 PM

Come join the PCS Women in Technology group & events!Looking for ongoing development and community with women technical peers? Want to be the best ally you can be to women in tech? Join PCS Women in Technology! Women in Technology is an inclusive community with the objective to build strong networks, share technical knowledge, and advance the professional development opportunities of technical women at VMware. This group also aims to empower allies and increase cross-BU collaboration within PCS to align our efforts as OneVMware.Our kick-off meeting was held on January 19th featured our very own Purnima Padmanabhan and her very insightful and inspiring “career lessons”! You can catch the replay here (passcode: 7K@&tpkZ ).We encourage you to join the Women in Tech Slack Channel and watch the Women in Tech Confluence page. We will host monthly meetings that will rotate topics of professional career development, technology, and skills—as well as special networking opportunities. The meetings will be held at a different time each month to accommodate various time zones.

11:46 AM

Critical Security Announcement:Update all your Apple Devices - iPhones, iPads and iPods to macOS 12.2, Safari 15.3, iOS 15.3 and WatchOS 8.4
Apple has released critical security updates for macOS 12.2, 11.6.3, iOS, iPadOS 15.3 and WatchOS 8.4 to address critical security vulnerabilities affecting across all Apple devices. All colleagues using affected devices are encouraged to apply this update with priority following these instructionsAffected devices:
All Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod devices with iOS < 15.3
Mac laptops and iMacs with macOS < 12.2 (Monterey), 11.6.3 (Big Sur) and Safari < 15.3
Watch devices with watchOS < 8.4How to Apply these update:
iOS Devices - Go to Settings > General > Software Update > Download and Install
macOS Devices ( apple laptops/macs) -> Apple Icon on top left

-> System Preferences > Software Update > Download and InstallFor more information visit - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222
Need more help? - Please reach #infosec-vuln-mgmt

10:58 AM

GAME ON: Test your VMware knowledge and you may win a prize!

VMware Ultimate Trivia is back for a new season! Here's what you need to know:

Complete quizzes about VMware news, strategy, and history.
Earn points and climb the leaderboard.
Top players can win prizes, including an iPad, noise-canceling headphones, a Fitbit, and more.
The first quiz is LIVE on VMware Social and closes on Feb. 25.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

10:42 AM

VMware Is Livin’ on the Edge at Mobile World CongressThe announcements VMware delivered at Mobile World Congress this year touch the work that all of us do! We’ve heard our CEO, Raghu Raghuram, highlight the importance of One VMware. Well, the edge is where we’ll pull our entire portfolio together to drive the market as a unified, cross-cloud solution, truly enabling the digital era for enterprises worldwide. Get details on platform advancements, service innovation deployments, and new partner capabilities announced at Mobile World Congress 2022.

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2:03 PM

VMware Is Suspending Operations in Russia
VMware announces that it is suspending business operations in Russia and Belarus.
Read the full article on Source.

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9:11 AM

Watch Live! Q1 FY23 Company Meeting

ZOOM WEBINAR OPENS @ 7:45 a.m. PT | 3:45 p.m. GMT | 9:15 p.m. IST - https://VMware.zoom.us/j/92574420737?pwd=Um41ZHRVYVpHcVdwQlhPRkhLaHk5UT09

Join us for the global preshow and stay for Company Meeting, which begins promptly at 8 a.m. PT | 4 p.m. GMT | 9:30 p.m. IST! (edited)

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1:39 PM

Today is International Women’s Day (IWD). The theme of this year’s IWD is #BreaktheBias, to recognize the lingering biases women encounter in and out of the workplace (read more on the IWD website). As we are all aware, bias finds its way into all facets of women’s lives – even more so for women of color, women with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ women.So how can we make an impact or improve a systemic problem – one that affects half of the world’s population? I truly believe it’s through one small action at a time, and it #startswithmeHere’s my commitment as VMware’s CTO:

When I’m approached to nominate someone to a group or panel, I will ensure I always consider those who are most-often overlooked, including women.
OCTO-wide, we’re continuing to focus on hiring and promoting women, especially for our senior technical positions.
I’ve sought candid feedback from POD leadership and engaged in reverse mentorship and continue to act based on what I learn.

The Women@VMware POD has planned an eventful month and I encourage you to participate in as many as possible:

Attend a Women@VMware POD event this month,
Sign up for the Women@VMware POD as a member or ally if you aren’t already.
Use the IWD Zoom Virtual Background and add Women’s History Month profile photo filter.

So today (and everyday), I challenge all of us to name one thing we can do differently to improve the working lives of women - I invite you to post this on #startswithme. Have an open conversation and share with your peers about biases you’ve experienced or witnessed, and how you could work to change them.Thank you for your commitment to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture. I hope you take time today to celebrate the women in your life, engage with your community, and think about your power to #BreaktheBias!

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International Women's Day 2022 theme: Break the Bias

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9:57 AM

A New Direction Is In Sight Stay tuned!

HINT: Staying hyper-focused on customer innovation, we are discovering a new way to engage new audiences. (edited)

A New Direction Is In Sight - Stay Tuned! April 6, 2022.mp4

1 year ago

Dear Colleagues, We have scheduled to enable the Prod VMs micro-segmentation on 16th April at 10:30amIST.Why is this change necessary?
According to VMware Information Security mandate and per Zero Trust Network initiative. To ensure continued security of your application and to avoid future service disruption, it’s imperative that we micro-segment in new network security virtualisation platform (NSX-T).How this change will be performed?
Change will be performed and thoroughly tested in non-production environment before promoting to production. We will need help from you to perform functional and performance (if applicable) testing. We will also need your help to obtain necessary approvals to make this changeOnce we enable the NSX micro-segmentation for Stage/Prod VMs. Then the servers will not be accessible from Local machines. However, they will be accessible from VIEW without any issuesNote:-- Please cascade this communication to the required team if we have missed (edited)

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1 year ago

Refer to attached excel file for Service details, Site Name and Owners/POC.

Excel Spreadsheet

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Excel Spreadsheet

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11:29 AM

Critical Security Announcement:Update all your Apple Devices - iPhones, iPads and iPods to macOS 12.3.1 and iOS/iPadOS 15.4.1Apple has released emergency critical security updates for macOS 12.3.1 and iOS/iPadOS 15.4.1 to address critical security vulnerabilities that are currently being exploited in the wild. All colleagues using affected devices are encouraged to apply this update with priority following these instructionsAffected devices:

All Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod devices with iOS < 15.4.1
Mac laptops and iMacs with macOS < 12.3.1

How to Apply these update:

iOS Devices - Go to Settings > General > Software Update > Download and Install
macOS Devices ( apple laptops/macs) -> Apple Icon on top left -> System Preferences > Software Update > Download and Install

For more information visit - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222Need more help ? - Contact #oasis or #infosec-vuln-mgmt on slack

6:06 PM

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR RADIO 2022

RADIO is May 2-4 and I’m excited to invite all of VMware to virtually participate in this first-ever hybrid event.
ICYDK.. RADIO is our annual internal-only R & D Innovation Offsite where we showcase the best of VMware innovation, and geek out with technologists and leaders from around the world.
Register today and start building your personalized agenda (there are 80+ sessions - from inspiring guest speakers, practitioner track, expo and more!)

RADIO “Meeting Free Day” or “Meeting Lite Day,” so you can soak in all the innovation!

For PCS, we’ve set aside May 2-4 as your “RADIO Days”
For VMware-wide, we’ve set aside May the 4th as your RADIO Day”

I personally want to invite you to two sessions I’m hosting:

Opening Keynote on May 2 at 11:00 am PDT
Exec AMA Session with Raghu and a member of the board of directors on May 4 at 8:15 am PDT.

New to the RADIO experience?

Check out the RADIO Know Before You Go Tech Talk and the nifty Featured Playlists here!
Stay up to date with RADIO team on the #RADIO Slack channel or via email
PS. ALL sessions will be recorded and available on-demand within four hours after the live session.

So here’s a quick video of why I’m excited to connect with all of you at RADIO! (video here has the full transcript)

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2:47 PM

I am thrilled to share that VMware was named #2 on the Forbes 2022 List of Best Employers for Diversity. We moved up nine spots from our number 11 ranking in 2021!VMware’s top ranking on this list was a result of 60,000 survey participants rating their own organizations on criteria such as age, gender, ethnicity, disability and sexual orientation equality, as well as general diversity. Respondents belonging to underrepresented groups were also asked to nominate organizations other than their own.It is gratifying to know that our sustained commitment to creating an inclusive culture at our company has been recognized. We know that our work isn’t done, but thank you for your honest feedback, and for taking meaningful steps to create an inclusive workplace where all our people belong and thrive. This award truly belongs to all of us – congratulations and thank you for putting DEI front and center!Be sure to share this news on social. Here’s a post to help you get started. Read more about our Culture Assessment and Action Plan here.

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12:30 PM

Let’s Talk About Mental Health
May is Mental Health Awareness Month in many countries—let’s take this opportunity to put mental health and emotional wellbeing at the forefront of our conversations. Join us throughout Mental Health Awareness Month for a series of TechTalks that highlight the experiences of VMware people with mental health. Everyone is invited to these real, honest conversations about mental health and emotional wellbeing.

May 24 at 10AM PT: Long-Time Friends Discuss Mental Health

Come join an informal conversation with @ellisk and @foobar, whose friendship began while working in the Office of the CTO more than a decade ago. Hear them discuss their individual journeys with mental health, their friendship, and how it all relates to a healthy work environment.

May 26 at 10AM PT: Recovery and Coping with Loss with the Veterans POD

Hosted by Veterans@VMware and Disability@VMware PODs, Cheryl Filipek will moderate a discussion about recovery, loss, and how some of our colleagues have coped with it. We will hear from @robt about his recovery journey as a veteran; @john will share about his journey with ADHD, depression, and anxiety; and @dguillaume who swears by the benefits of mountain trekking and VMware’s veteran community who have supported his mental health in even the hardest times.

June 9 at 2:30PM EEST: Mental Health from Different Perspectives

Disability@VMware, PRIDE@VMware and Women@VMware have joined forces to bring this mental health discussion to life. Moderated by DEI champion @Kate Wilkinson (she/her), this talk will take us through the experiences of @Kelly, @svednesan, and @vmcneeley and their individual mental health journeys.

As a reminder, all year round, benefits-eligible employees and their dependents have access to emotional wellbeing support from Lyra (in the U.S.) and ICAS (globally) at no charge. This benefit allows you to get connected to mental and emotional well-being support that is confidential, effective, convenient, and personalized. You can also join the mental health community at VMware on the #mental-health channel on Slack. Lastly, you can find recorded talks on mental health on the TechTalks website.Dexter Arver is the Mental Health Chair for the Disability@VMware POD. He has had an up-and-down history with mental health over his life but is currently enjoying a tranquil period in his journey. You can find him on various channels on Slack, but mostly #photography, #outdoors, and #mental-health .

4:33 AM

Dear Colleagues,
Multiple Services Impacted (SaaS/VPS/IT) due to Santa Clara Datacenter Service Event.
Refer to IT COMM and Status Page for regular updates:
https://itcomm.vmware.com/view/4/2/19545/1
Status Page (Internal) : https://vmwarecspinternal.statuspage.io/incidents/4cy318bt6kmk

10:27 AM

Dear Colleagues, Multiple services are impacted and services are not reachable. Support Teams continue to investigate the incident and have engaged vendor Dell EMC to investigate the affected storage array.Currently Impacted services :IT Services:
HelpNow+
Jira SD
Core Jira
Confluence
Benefits
source.vmware.com
vmware.com (internally)
MyLearn
Admin Portal
SSPR (Self-Service Password Reset tool)
VMware Compatibility Guide
SaaS Billing (Intermittently)SaaS Services:
Verification Integration Validation, Support Service and VMWare Technology Partner Hub are currently impacted.Partially impacted services:On-prem Email Services -The service has partially recovered. O365 to on-prem (including ADL): Emails are currently queued in O365 or Exchange On-Prem until we resolve the On-Prem Exchange delivery service. Mailmaster Portal UI is not accessible.CustomerConnect - The service has partially recovered. Features in Downloads and users with multi-factor authentication are still impactedServices recovered:IT Services:
Global protect portal
ITComm portal
adam.vmware.comVPS Services:
Perforce
Gitlab
DBaaS
Butler
Build
DevHub
Nimbus
ArtifactorySaaS Services:
ESP
RunWayExternal Services :
Skyline advisor

1:40 PM

Global Borathon 2022 from June 8-10

This is a purely virtual event so employees can hack from anywhere, worldwide. Also, you can hack on anything you wish!Submit your Idea
For more information and to register your team check out our submissions site at:
https://submissions.eng.vmware.com/borathon-global-fy23q2Borathon Challenges (visit our submissions site to learn more)

1. Time to Purchase and Deploy any VMware Service
2. Empower application teams to use multiple clouds via Kubernetes
3. Make VMware Cloud the Top Destination for New Applications and Services

Don’t have time to hack?
Sign up to be a Community Judge
For more information and to register:
https://via.vmw.com/gb2022-judges

7:47 AM

NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT ON MAY 26, 2022

Read the Broadcom Letter to All VMware Employees posted to Source. Replay of the All-Employee Town Hall held at 9 a.m. Pacific Time on May 26 here. Please expect details for tomorrow's All-Employee Town Hall (Friday, May 27 at 8 a.m. Pacific Time) to be shared via Outlook calendar shortly. (edited)

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5:42 PM

Join our #vmw-broadcom-ama-official channel to find the most current information available on all employee questions. Additional functional-specific channels will launch shortly.#vmw-broadcom-ama-official will be updated consistently with the latest information relating to the acquisition plans. Search the channel for questions that have been answered, submit new questions, or react to questions posted by your colleagues.As stated in the email

about this channel (from Global Employee Communications), kindly note:

As new information becomes available, responses will be updated in the channel.
Before you post a new question, search within the channel to see if that question has already been asked. Easily search within the channel by selecting ‘Find in vmw-broadcom-ama-official' in the search bar. You can also react to questions that have been asked by other colleagues.
Questions will be reviewed before they are published to avoid duplicates. Part of the review includes the alignment of questions with our EPIC2 values.
New questions will be responded to within 48-72 hours.
Specific customer questions will not be addressed in this channel. Please work with your direct leadership team for support.

P.S. Slack is now available to all

employees. If you are already using Slack, search for #vmw-broadcom-ama-official to join the channel and stay up to date on the latest information. If your colleagues are new to Slack, invite them to check out these resources on Source to get started.

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12:32 PM

2H Focus and Broadcom Update - Watch the Video Watch our CEO, Raghu Raghuram, provide an update focused on the business and priorities in 2H FY23 as he is joined by our Chief People Officer, Betsy Sutter, and EVP & Office of Integration, Ray O'Farrell to provide an update on the Broadcom acquisition.

Link to the video on VMware TV Insider:
https://insidertv.vmware.com/media/t/1_tfk8nthb

Bookmark the Broadcom page on Source for updates and announcements:
https://source.vmware.com/portal/pages/COMMS/broadcom-acquisition (edited)

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1:25 PM

We are pleased to announce Slack is officially the primary collaboration platform for all VMware colleagues! With the goal to simplify collaboration, this decision supports our mission to become One VMware and is based on colleague feedback that there are too many places to search for information.Our intention is clear – if it can be done on

, it should be done on

.The journey to Slack as our primary collaboration platform will take time. Help us get there by inviting your colleagues, customers and partners to meet you here in Slack! Over the coming months, we will work with each organization to better understand and address collaboration needs.Take advantage of these helpful tips:

Review the available resources on the Go Slack Source page

Don’t hesitate to ask a colleague for their favorite Slack hacksFor additional support, post a question or comment in the #slack-help channel.

7:04 PM

Experience A Summer Of Service Learning Inspire Colleagues To Do The Same! Service Learning is purpose-led PTO that can help improve your emotional, physical, and community wellbeing, in addition to supporting the communities around you.

Dive into your #SummerOfServiceLearning and inspire colleagues to do the same by sharing photos and reflections of your Service Learning on the #vmwarefoundation channel on Slack.

Discover curated resources and other details about #SummerofServiceLearning on Source: https://source.vmware.com/portal/article/19172.

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1:05 PM

Say Hello to Genie! Source Chat Now Features an HR Chatbot

Getting answers to your HR-related questions is now easier than ever. The HR chat on Source is powered by Genie, VMware’s virtual assistant and chatbot. Simply open the chat widget on Source and click “HR Source” to get started!Genie is programmed to provide instant support to frequently asked HR questions, such as:

“What items are excluded from Wellbeing Allowance?”

“How do I update my preferred name in Workday?”

Designed to point you in the right direction, the new HR chatbot will address your question in an instant. If Genie can’t provide an immediate solution, you’ll be connected to a live HR Source Advisor who can assist. The best part? With its machine learning, Genie gets smarter every day by addressing hundreds of HR Chatbot interactions daily. Enjoy the experience!

11 months ago

VMware SaaS Engineering Summit: Pinnacle Kilimanjaro is next week!!

We are thrilled to announce our next “VMware SaaS Engineering Summit: Pinnacle Kilimanjaro” . As usual, we have a great line up of speakers that will cover a wide range of SaaS related topics. Our theme for this event is SaaS Security Mindset in Multi-Cloud. We have a super exciting keynote speaker for this event and it will be an exhilarating ride, so buckle up, hold on and enjoy the event!

Additional details including zoom and the event schedule are available on the Source Page here along with additional information and recordings of our previous conference speakers. Don’t miss our awesome trailer too!! Who should attend this conference: If you are someone who is leading, developing, delivering or supporting SaaS services, this event is a great opportunity to learn about how your colleagues are tackling hard challenges and hear from external leaders about how they are solving problems and growing their SaaS Service.Time zones: We realize this time is not conducive for some of our VMWare colleagues. We will record the event so everyone will have the opportunity to hear the content at a time that is convenience for them. This event will be split across two days to better cover time zones and ensuring we provide breaks to our attendees.

The SaaS Engineering Summit Team
Contact Us with questions: #vmware-saas-engineering-summit

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11 months ago

We are 1 minute away from our start of Summit!! Cant wait to see you there!

11 months ago

Direct Source Link: https://source.vmware.com/portal/pages/RnD/saas-engineering-summit-kilimanjaro
Day 1 Zoom: https://vmware.zoom.us/j/92015964099?pwd=NmY5Z1duMWcyOFdVYXdWYVRwMHJudz09

11 months ago

We 20 mins away from our start of Day 2 of Summit!! Cant wait to see you all there!

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1:34 PM

VMware’s 2022 ESG Report: Accelerating Into ActionOur latest Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report was published today, highlighting our company’s unique approach to embedding ESG into our organization and culture and proactively driving value for all our stakeholders. Together, we are working to build a more sustainable, equitable, and secure digital future.

Dive into the 2022 ESG Report

Share the report with your professional networks

Learn more about our ESG Strategy and VMware’s 2030 AgendaWatch this short video (SRT/captions are available on VMware TV Insider) from Raghu and Nicola reflecting on our ESG progress over the last year, including success stories that we can all be proud to have contributed to as One VMware

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11:22 PM

Important Security Announcement:Update all your Apple Devices - MacBooks, iMacs, iPhones and iPads to macOS 12.5.1 and iOS/iPadOS 15.6.1Apple has released emergency critical security updates for macOS 12.5.1 and iOS/iPadOS 15.6.1 to address critical security vulnerabilities actively being exploited in the wild. All colleagues using affected devices are encouraged to apply the latest update with priority following these instructionsAffected devices:

All Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod devices with iOS/iPadOS < 15.6.1
Mac laptops and iMacs with macOS < 12.5.1

How to Apply these update:

iOS Devices - Go to Settings -> General -> Software Update -> Download and Install
macOS Devices ( apple laptops/macs) -> Apple Icon on top left -> System Preferences -> Software Update -> Download and Install

For more information visit - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222
Need more help ? - Contact #oasis or #infosec-vuln-mgmt on slack.

10:00 AM

New Security Setting Coming in September for all Windows Computers Beginning September 8-14, you will see an authentication prompt asking for your local password when making system changes or installing software on your Windows device and VDI environments.

Currently, Windows colleagues are not required to authenticate for software installations or system changes. This could potentially allow an attacker or malicious software to be installed without any verification. To address this concern, User Access Control (UAC) will be enabled for Windows and VDI.

Mac systems already ask for the local password when making system changes or installing software. There will be no changes for Mac devices.

Need help? Contact #oasis on Slack

10:22 AM

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! VMware is proud to be a champion of Cybersecurity Awareness Month and support this global initiative. This year’s theme is See Yourself in Cyber, and to kick things off, here are just a few cybersecurity practices that can make a huge difference:

Enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) on all of your personal accounts
Use a password manager and go passwordless
Update your software
Recognize and report phishing

Interested in learning more about key behaviors that can help protect you from cyberattacks? Register to attend our Cybersecurity Awareness Month Kickoff Webinar and enter a raffle for some VMware swag!Be sure to check out the Source page for helpful resources, tips and tricks. To stay up to date on Cybersecurity Awareness Month, join #announcements-it or reach out to securityawareness@vmware.com for more information.

10:03 AM

VMware CMO Announces McLaren Racing Town Hall Coming October 17!
The VMware McLaren Racing partnership is picking up speed—and an exciting employee event is right around the corner. As CMO @Laura Heisman shares in this video message - recorded over the weekend at the Singapore Grand Prix 2022 - McLaren Racing leadership and special guests are joining VMware at our Palo Alto campus on October 17. Up to 175 VMware employees and your guests can attend the town hall in-person on campus, and colleagues worldwide are invited to join the livestream.Additional details and a registration link are coming soon, so stay tuned! (edited)

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9 months ago

Improvements Coming to VMware’s Security

In a continued effort to improve VMware’s security, we are moving toward a more secure architecture. As part of this, we are now requiring colleagues to use managed devices (meaning Intelligent Hub is installed and configured) in order to access VMware resources. Currently, over 40% of VMware is already operating with the new capabilities.

We’re adding colleagues to these controls in waves. Between now and December you may receive a communication with details on how to install Intelligent Hub onto your devices. The next wave (about 7200 colleagues) is on October 10, with more to follow in the coming weeks. Please keep an eye out for an email or Hub notification!For more information, please go to our Source page and join the #device-management-archived Slack channel.

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The latest wave to these changes are released today which will put us over 70% of our deployment!

8 months ago

Next week on Tuesday 11/8 we are rolling out another wave. This will put us at the 78% mark!

7 months ago

Today we started another want. This puts us at 93%!

7 months ago

Next we on Tuesday 12/6 we will implement the final wave of this deployment and will be at 100%. While a difficult change for VMware culturally this is a very good change for the company. Thank you all for your support! (edited)

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7:24 PM

RADIO 2023: Calling all Innovators

Content submissions are open!   
 
We announced RADIO 2023 last month, and now we’re excited to announce that the submission sites for all content tracks (Research Program, Birds-of-Feather, Expo and Practitioner) are OPEN! 
 
Head to the RADIO website to check out the program tracks and navigate to the individual submission sites. Submission deadlines are early this year, so don’t miss out on your chance to have your innovative ideas seen and heard at RADIO 2023! What is RADIO  
Sponsored by the Office of the CTO, RADIO is VMware’s annual R&D Innovation Offsite that brings together VMware’s technologists and leaders from around the world in the spirit of ingenuity and collaboration.Not sure where to start

RADIO Seminars and Workshop are a great way to connect directly with RADIO submissions experts and learn what it takes to get your idea accepted. Visit the RADIO Seminars and Workshops page for videos and details.Innovation comes from everywhere, and the next great idea

can come from anywhere, so submit yours today! 
 
Questions or comments? Join #radio to stay connected!

It’s happening! RADIO 2023 will take place on May 1-3, 2023.

RADIO (Research and Development Innovation Offsite) has resulted in some of VMware’s most successful products and features, and the search for ideas to bring to life in our innovation pathway programs is always on.For participants, it offers the opportunity to connect

, learn

, and inspire.

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4:24 PM

Leadership Week Learning for All on the VMware Learning Hub (VLH)
Nearly 300 VMware VPs from around the world came together at Leadership Week in September to drive clarity on our H2 objectives, and to begin planning for FY24.

As we chart our course for 2023 and look to grow leaders from every position at VMware, all employees now have access to content from Leadership Week.

Explore replays and videos, related leadership courses, and win prizes - check out the new Leadership Week Learning for All channel on the VLH today!

1:53 PM

Thank you from McLaren Racing
McLaren Racing Formula 1 drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris have a message for you following McLaren Racing’s visit to our Palo Alto headquarters. Watch below!

Continue to accelerate!
Join the #vmware-life channel for a chance to win access to an exclusive McLaren Racing virtual season debrief with Lando Norris and McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown! To enter the contest, share a photo that celebrates our partnership.

Join #vmware-life and reply to this thread with a photo to enter now.
This channel is where employees can share messages, stories, and photos spotlighting #VMwareLife. Stay tuned for more activities!

Learn more about our partnership with McLaren Racing on Source.

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3:32 AM

VMware Explore 2022 Europe - All The Highlights from Day 1
Check out the VMware Explore Employee Microsite for the latest news and announcements from Barcelona

WATCH the general session on-demand : https://insidertv.vmware.com/media/t/1_ommw20a4

CTO Kit Colbert talks about the looming energy crisis in Europe and what the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) sector must do as we co-innovate to help solve the problem.

READ THE STORY: https://source.vmware.com/portal/article/20290
WATCH THE VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8dsWaPQJO8

President Sumit Dhawan talks to Lloyds Banking Group, the largest retail bank in the United Kingdom about how they are driving transformation using a cloud-smart approach.

READ THE STORY: https://source.vmware.com/portal/article/20291
WATCH THE VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yppE3ftGMQ

Our EMEA colleagues @Louise Bunyan and @oschaal are bringing all the excitement From the Floor at Explore as video shorts. Follow along here:

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7:09 PM

It's Official! VMware Explore 2023 Flagship Event Details Announced
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Watch my video message to learn more
PRO TIP: Follow VMware on LinkedIn and Twitter for easy-to-share content on VMware Explore 2023!

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11:59 AM

New Year, New innovations

Design Track -Use findings from VMware Explore 2022 to build an innovative solution that fill gaps in existing products and users’ expectations
A11y Track - Work collectively to update existing VMware products to WCAG 2.2 standards

It would not be a Borathon without great prizes! This year prizes include

Presentation to Leadership within 3 months of hack (online)
VMware Swag – A VMware Borathon Sweatshirt & Tumbler
5 tickets to RADIO for the winning team
Digital Badge
Certificate

Submission Deadline is January 24th, 2023 11:59 PM PST

12:00 PM

Now accepting FY24 requests for A Cloud Guru (ACG) & O’Reilly Subscriptions!

Request yours today to ensure account access starting February 1st!

A Cloud Guru: Click here to submit for an ACG account

O’Reilly: Click here to submit for an O'Reilly account

Account Request Details (both ACG & O’Reilly)
Audience: Open to ALL VMware Full Time Employee (Interns allowed/No contractors)
Cost: ACG: $300-350/O’Reilly: $400- 450 The cost of a license is covered by your cost center.
Manager Approval is required for each platform

Key Information

You are welcome to request a subscription anytime throughout FY24, but please note that there may be a delay in your account activation.
Learn more on what eLearning tools are available HERE
Questions? Want to purchase in bulk? Email TechEdu@vmware.com

11:23 AM

Call for photo submissions: Share your favorite VMware memories!
As we approach VMware's 25th anniversary next month, we are compiling photos and videos that showcase VMware's rich history and EPIC culture.
We need your help! Take a trip down memory lane and find your favorite photos and videos from events, team gatherings and company milestones during your time at VMware.

Upload your photos and videos here by Wednesday, February 1.

These images will be part of our special 25th anniversary celebration on Wednesday, February 8. Learn more here or check your email for the calendar invite. (edited)

12:03 PM

Hello VMware, the Open Source team needs your help!

The Open Source Program Office would like to understand how our services can be improved. Please take this quick 4 minute survey: via.vmw.com/OpenSourceSurvey .For questions or comments, please reach out to #opensource.

12:31 PM

An Exciting Week of VMware News from Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023 in Barcelona
Hot off the press, VMware has announced a significant number of expanded relationships, exciting releases, and outstanding customer momentum.Here's the all-up roll up for easy reference:

VMware announced the deployment of the VMware Telco Cloud platform by global communications service providers (CSPs), as well as product advancements and an expanding partner ecosystem that will help CSPs accelerate network modernization and capture 5G and edge opportunities. Check it out!

Other VMware News from MWC 2023:

Share on Social! Help amplify this news via sharing VMware LinkedIn posts and by retweeting VMwareNews Twitter. Visit Social Media Advocacy to find additional social content to share!

12:18 PM

Happy Pi Day! Unlock the Infinite Possibilities of Citizen Philanthrophy This is your March 14/ Pi Day reminder to get geeky about giving back. Join our annual tradition of celebrating Pi Day as a Citizen Philanthropist!Make this Pi Day sweeter!

Direct the $250 donation in honor of our 25th anniversary to a nonprofit of your choice since today is the last day to take action in the VMware Foundation portal.Stay engaged with our community of Citizen Philanthropists on the #vmwarefoundation channel on Slack!Did You Know: Pi is woven throughout VMware Foundation programs as a way to make them memorable and uniquely VMware. As an example, each VMware person is eligible for $3.14 to $3,141.59 of 1:1 Matching Gifts for their nonprofits of choice each year. Learn more!

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Celebrating Pi Day with VMware

1:17 PM

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Contribute to VMware's collection at the Computer History Museum

VMware is preserving its 25-year history of innovation at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. We’re looking for employee contributions of photos, videos, digital materials, swag and more to tell a piece of the VMware story. Submissions close on May 12.

Learn how to submit on Source.

Ask questions in #computer-history-museum

5:20 PM

We are so excited to announce our winners for the Design & A11y Borathon 2023!
The overall Borathon winner:
Team of Entitlement Allocations
Grace Han (@hyuxugrace), Etienne Le Sueur (@elesueur), Michael Curnutt (@Michael), Rahul Agarwal (@agarwalrahul), Ryan Herrin (@herrinr), and Sumithra Gnanasekar (@sumithrag). (

11:46 AM

VMware Celebrates Being "Intrinsically Evergreen" this Earth Month!

 
VMware’s commitment to sustainability spans from our operational practices to our innovative technology. YOU make VMware intrinsically evergreen, through your work on our products (across R&D, GTM and Business Operations) and how you embed sustainability into our culture. And, the most important thing you can do is to talk about sustainability and climate change in your life, work and community.
 
I invite you to post your reflections and photos in #sustainability to share why the planet is important to you, and how you are celebrating Earth Month.
 
For me, I remember seeing a brown haze of pollution hang over my home city of Johannesburg as a young girl. I dreamt of building a giant vacuum that sucked the pollution out of the sky. That passion for protecting the Earth has remained strong ever since, and I am proud to lead Sustainability & ESG at a company that values the planet as a key stakeholder to long-term success of a business.

I’m forming a women’s sailing team and for me, every time I’m out on the water, it’s earth day. To me, the Ocean is where I am the most alive – fully present and in the moment. You can expect me back on the water on our EPIC2 Day Off in honor of Earth Day on April 21.Share in #sustainability how you are celebrating Earth Month.
PRO-TIP: Star the #sustainability channel to learn how you can get involved.

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2:10 PM

Guidelines for Responsible Use of GenAI at VMware VMWARE CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT POST EXTERNALLY

@kit @atosheffAs Raghu mentioned at Company Meeting last week, work is underway to harness Generative AI (genAI) for future use cases that can help improve our business operations, enhance our product functionality, and enable our customers to leverage genAI capabilities better.But like many new innovations, AI carries serious risks if not used responsibly and has the potential to damage our reputation, impact revenue, and even harm our customers and employees.Today, @kit and @atosheff communicated guidelines to help each of us at VMware embrace productivity and innovation with genAI while also navigating the potential pitfalls.

Head to Source to familiarize yourself with these guidelines. Note that our guidelines will evolve as we mature our use of genAI.

Meanwhile, please prioritize being thoughtful about security and privacy, and always innovate in line with our existing policies and our EPIC2 values.

1:51 PM

April is Records and Information Management Awareness Month

Did you know that VMware has a dedicated resource, Records Management program, to provide guidance (e.g., Email Management, Retention, and Training) for all records, data and information we store? In fact, many applications are currently in the process of applying retention to automate, simplify, and align data retention compliance.

This month is the perfect opportunity to learn about the guidance and tools VMware has to help you recognize when content expires and ensure you comply.

Read about the 5 ways you can take action this month in our Source article.

Office hours start tomorrow! Safe space (free from judgment, lectures or repercussions) for guidance and solutions on your record-related needs. Find the best event for your timezone on the Corporate Calendar.

3:48 PM

McLaren and VMware: Keeping It Official! Take a lap through the official digital assets for our McLaren Racing partnership.Formula 1 fans, find everything you need to show your spirit online for McLaren Racing and VMware partnership.

Find the official, approved-for-use email signature, Zoom backgrounds, and photo overlay.

Head to Source to get all the details

Join the #mclaren-vmware channel and keep your ear to the ground for special announcements!

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5:08 PM

Submit to the VMware collection at the Computer History Museum

There's still time to submit your photos, videos, swag and memorabilia to the Computer History Museum. This is your chance to contribute to preserving VMware's legacy of innovation!

Easily submit by completing a short online form.

Learn more on Source and post questions in #computer-history-museum.

Today is the last chance to submit, so get digging into your archives!

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1:11 PM

Launch of New Open Source Business Strategy Alignment in the Open Source Policies and Best Practices Guide

How does open source add unique value for your product?
How do you balance the commercial and open source offerings to ensure ROI?
How do you collaborate with the open source community?

Open source can become a powerful tool for achieving goals but also can be a threat to our business!

The Open Source Program Office helps product teams build strong products around open source that leads to revenue growth whilst preserving reputations and being accepted by the ecosystem.

10:07 AM

We are excited to announce the opening Virtual Global Borathon 2023! Virtual Global Borathon 2023 is a companywide hack event to expand our imagination and introduce new ideas that improve the overall market value of VMware's products.

This Year's Themes:

Smarter Offerings for VMware using ML/LLM, GenAI

Driving Consumption with Greater Customer FocusHow to Participate - You can partner with anyone and bring your ideas into reality!

Be a Team Leader by submitting an idea
Be a Hacker by joining a team! Email the Team Leader of an idea you want to hack on.
Be a Community Judge by signing up on the two question form. The community judges do the first round of review by filling out a form for the projects assigned to them. Please note: You can NOT be a community judge if you are a Team Leader or Hacker.

Prizes for first, second, and third place will be announced soon!Get more information about Borathons, including how to run a Borathon for your teams or BU, and successful outcomes of previous projects!
If you have any questions, join the #borathon channel!

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